Malie als Olympische sport? 1839

The flame of what was perhaps Europe's most ancient ball game flickered, as its core of players diminished, finally extinguished shortly before the second world war. Sic transit gloria mundi, A contemporary letter reveals that Le Noble Jeu de Montpellier had been proposed as an Olympic sport!

Adolphe Anglada, Montpellier, France

Literature

 Golf through the ages by Michael Flannery, page 174. January 2004