1. Jai alai | Basque Pelota Sport & Rules - Britannica
Jai alai, ball game of Basque origin played in a three-walled court with a hard rubber ball that is caught and thrown with a cesta, a long, curved wicker ...
Jai alai, ball game of Basque origin played in a three-walled court with a hard rubber ball that is caught and thrown with a cesta, a long, curved wicker scoop strapped to one arm. Called pelota vasca in Spain, the Western Hemisphere name jai alai (Basque “merry festival”) was given to the game
2. The History and Return of Jai Alai | The Art of Manliness
19 nov 2009 · They introduced me to the interesting and tradition-rich game of jai alai (pronounced Hi-Lie). Often called the “fastest sport in the world ...
Learn about the origins and the return of Jai Alai.
3. jai alai - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
Jai alai (pronounced high lie) means “merry festival” in the Basque language. The game was imported by Cuba in 1900, and there it got its new name. The ...
The game now commonly called jai alai was first played by the Spanish Basques who called the sport pelota vasca. Jai alai (pronounced high lie) means “merry festival” in the…
4. Jai-Alai: High-Speed Racquetball - Norse News
1 feb 2024 · ... game called “Jai-Alai.” Originating in the Basque Region of Spain, the ball sport Jai-Alai (pronounced “high lie”) began in the 17th century ...
For this issue of Weird and Wacky Sports, we’ll be talking about a little-known game called “Jai-Alai.” Originating in the Basque Region of Spain, the ball sport Jai-Alai (pronounced “high lie”) began in the 17th century. The game was originally played at churches on Sundays, hence the name Jai-Alai, meaning “merry festival” in Basque. Originally,...
5. Sport: Jai Alai | TIME
A hard ball flying like a trapped bird in a courtyard with smooth stone walls, its floor marked into divisions by lines and trod by leaping black-haired men— ...
(See front cover) A hard ball flying like a trapped bird in a courtyard with smooth stone walls, its floor marked into divisions by lines and trod by leaping black-haired men—such was the game...
6. “The Basque Game in Town”: The Heyday of Jai Alai in Connecticut
The arrests were, at that stage, the most high profile of their kind in American jai alai, and sent shockwaves throughout the sporting community. As ...
Organized jai alai came to Connecticut in the 1970s, but charges of corruption soon brought the sport to an end in the Nutmeg State.
7. [PDF] Jai Alai: - Suwanee 4th Grade
Can you imagine a game that is rougher than football and faster than basketball or hockey? Jai alai (HIGH-lie) is such a game! Jai alai, which means “merry.
8. World Jai-Alai League - Home
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9. h2g2 - Jai-Alai - the World's Fastest Sport - BBC
20 mrt 2000 · Jai-Alai (pronounced 'hi-lie') is the world's fastest ball game, and it's unlike anything you've ever seen before. A small, incredibly hard ...
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10. Jai alai's heroes: Orlando duo rethink classic sport in video game
23 jan 2024 · Jai alai – pronounced “hi-lie” – originated centuries ago along the Basque region of Western Europe. It wasn't until the early 1900s that ...
Central Florida duo has seen its jai alai video game grow from an idea to an arcade cabinet as they continue to push the game in the region.