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09/23/07 - Players Sought For Gentle Sport Of Lawn Bowling

King Henry VIII once banned lawn bowling for all but the wealthiest. The reason he gave: people were spending so much time at it that they were neglecting their jobs.

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Players Sought For Gentle Sport Of Lawn Bowling

STORY:

It took only one game for Jack Miller to become enchanted with the ancient sport of lawn bowling.

That was seven years ago, when, Miller said, he was dragged to the lushly manicured lawn tucked into a corner of Elizabeth Park to try the game."A friend hounded me and hounded me to come try it.

I was dragged there, literally," Miller said Saturday before demonstrating the game to a new player. "I only went to get him off my back. After that first game, I hated to leave. It's a challenging game."

... if I like it." There are three other lawn bowling clubs in Connecticut: one each in West Hartford, Bridgeport and Greenwich. Bob Lunden, a member of the West Hartford club, which has about 55 members, said it is also in search of new members. ...

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Source: WTIC-TV Hartford (Fox 61)

Publication Date: September 23, 2007

Reporter: ROBIN STANSBURY

Source URL: http://fox61.trb.com/news/hc-lawnbowl0923.artsep23,0,7253693.story?coll=wtic-news-3

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