Stoolball is a sport that dates back to at least the 15th century, originating in Sussex, southern England. It may be an ancestor of cricket, baseball, and rounders; stoolball has been called "cricket in the air".
For many decades, starting in the mid-19th?century, billiards was the one of the most popular amusements. A hundred years ago, there were 830 pool halls in the city of Chicago. Today, there are 10. Billiards is not what it used to be, but?we continue to live in a world affected by its former prominence.
Bear-baiting is a?blood sport involving the encouragement/force of a dog and chained bear fighting?(baiting). It may also involve pitting a bear against another animal.
Pall-mall, paille-maille, palle-maille, pell-mell, or palle-malle is a lawn game that was mostly played in the 16th and 17th centuries, a precursor to croquet.
Town ball, townball, or Philadelphia town ball, is a bat-and-ball, safe haven game played in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries, which was similar to rounders and was a precursor to modern baseball.
Basque pelota is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net.?
Roque is an American variant of croquet played on a hard, smooth surface. Popular in the first quarter of the 20th century and billed "the Game of the Century" by its enthusiasts, it was an Olympic sport in the 1904 Summer Games, replacing croquet from the previous games.?
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports. Chariot racing was dangerous to both drivers and horses as they often suffered serious injury and even death. These dangers added to the excitement and interest for spectators.
Fox tossing was a competitive?blood sport?popular in parts of?Europe?in the 17th and 18th centuries. It involved throwing live?foxes?and other animals high into the air. It was practiced by members of the?aristocracy?in an enclosed patch of ground or in a courtyard, using slings with a person on each end to catapult the animal upwards
This was played during the second World War between army personnel of Australia and United States. The name ?Austus? is derived from the combination of ?Aust? from Australia and ?US?, the initials of United States. Austus was based on a set of common rules that were derived from Australian football and American football. This ensured that the game did not favor players of a particular country. Austus was discontinued when American soldiers left Australia.
