Clipping:Aerial ball
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| Date | Saturday, April 10, 1869 |
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| Text | Horseman, who is a great caterer for the ladies in sports and games, has lately introduced a capital lawn game for parties who have hitherto been obliged to resort to croquet for a light game. The new pastime is called Aerial Ball, and it is a recreation well calculated to become popular with those lacking the physique to indulge in more vigorous sports. Aerial Ball is played by six or more individuals, divided into equal sides. It can be played on a comparatively small space of ground, but for a good match, a space is required about 200 feet by 75 in extent. The ball is light and small, being less than half the size and weight of a cricket ball, so that there is no danger of broken fingers, especially as it is never caught, the features of the pastime being continuous batting, as in battledore and shuttlecock. Activity is the requisite in the game, and it is far more exciting the croquet. The peculiar feature of the material is the bat. This is in the form of a tambourine, with the edge of the sides so rounded as to insure a firm grasp of the hand. The game is commenced by tossing up the ball and hitting with the bat as it falls. The batsman aims to sent it over the boundary line, and his opponents aim to return it before it falls, the failure to do either counting a point in the game. A party will shortly play a match on the Capitoline grounds as soon as the game has been practiced sufficiently. |
| Source | National Chronicle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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