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Word: fronton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...last night of the tournament, with Spain and France running neck & neck for the world title, San Sebastian was abuzz with pelota talk. The local fronton (court) was crammed with 3,000 spectators straining at the wire screen that separated them from the players (and also from the hard rubber ball, covered with goatskin, that zips up & down the court at a 100 m.p.h. clip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pelota's World Series | 9/22/1952 | See Source »

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