about 2 months ago - 5 comments
Ireland Beat England 10-5.
The teams were : Ireland : Oswald Sealy, Page Dickenson, H. Oswald and F. E. Bland, all of the Rathclaren Rovers club. England : Spencer Downing (Northampton), Capt. J. Appleby (M.C. & A.C.), J. W. Dalby (Northampton), and F. Timms (Melton Mowbray B.P.C.)
about 4 months ago - 3 comments
Finding some bike polo stuff floating around, like this great photo of Montana giving a talk about the rules on the second day of a two day tournament. Note the hay bales. Found among others on Bicycle Images.
Also something from New York Cool a short story with photos of games in The Pit from January [...]
about 9 months ago - 3 comments
“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it”
- George Santayana from Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of his “The Life of Reason” book.
For one moment lets take a step back and think about this.
about 1 year ago - 4 comments
about 1 year ago - 5 comments
I found a photo of bike polo from 1921. Playing in the street, knocking each other off their bikes, small ball, and the right kind of mallets. Evidence that hardcourt bike polo has been played much further back in history than the PNW wants us to believe.
Click the image twice to see full size.
Simply titled [...]
about 1 year ago - 3 comments
Check this out. It’s from August 1931.
about 1 year ago
HOLY CRAP! great find.
about 1 year ago
Look like Robbie….
about 1 year ago
looks like he’e about feel the wrath of NINJA BALL wants he throws down that wheelie..
about 1 year ago
“once”.. my baad
about 1 year ago
That was 100 yrs ago, an 1908 olympic exhibition sport.
Those bikes and mallets used at Herne Hill were just recently ‘rescued’, you can see them here…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rollapaluza/2656336066/in/photostream/