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Did you know... that Winchester College football used to be played on top of a hill, with a line of boys on each side to keep the ball from rolling away?
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... that Winchester College football used to be played on top of a hill, with a line of boys on each side to keep the ball from rolling away? Source: Sabben-Clare, James P. (1981). Winchester College : after 600 years, 1382-1982. Paul Cave Publications, page 105: "it was first played on the flat space at the top of St. Catherine's Hill... Junior boys, marshalled down each side of the pitch, kept the ball in play and stopped it rolling down the slopes of the hill"
Approved: Nice article, which has recently passed GA. A lot of tricky Winchester-isms, but generally reasonably explained, and to some extent the incomprehensibility is the whole point. QPQ done, hook looks good. Νο plagiarism, copyvio or other serious issues in evidence. UndercoverClassicistT·C20:54, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Approved: Nice article, which has recently passed GA. A lot of tricky Winchester-isms, but generally reasonably explained, and to some extent the incomprehensibility is the whole point. QPQ done, hook looks good. Νο plagiarism, copyvio or other serious issues in evidence. UndercoverClassicist T·C 20:54, 28 January 2024 (UTC)