For centuries, life has had its uppies and downies
October 29, 2008
MP3 Audio: Interview with Hugh Hornby (24.57mb) Download
By: John Turnbull visit website
Genre: Interview
Tags: books, england, football, history, scotland, soccer
Hugh Hornby, author of a comprehensive account of Britain's 15 surviving festival football games—Uppies and Downies: The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain (English Heritage, 2008)—was busy signing books during the Jedburgh Ba' Game on 14 Feb 08, but says that the Uppies "may have prevailed by an odd hail." That he terms the annual rituals "mass-participation games" indicates that the emphasis is on taking part, not the result.
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