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FourWinds May 16, 2005 22:52:27
Replying to Wiggy

Yes, it's true on both counts. They also banned football, because it was stopping people practicing their archery

http://www.footballnetwork.org/dev/historyoffootball/history8_18_1.asp

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Wiggy May 17, 2005 09:06:09
Replying to FourWinds

Interesting stuff .... Lots of towns have a "Butts rd" which I guess would be where people shot arrows. The one in Salisbury, I seem to remember, now has a little park where kids like playing football.