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record, play and win - Henri

Lange bevor die Engländer die Regeln für Fußball und Tennis, und many other sports be written, the French were in the 18th century .. and the times before the real ball players on the continent. The Jeu de Paume
was originally played with the hand, then use their own gloves and one in the 16th Century was played with short and longer clubs. There was also a long version of the ball game whose rules I do not know unfortunately. The figure shows several players into two teams. This version was played in free and needed a big place. Tennis as we say today was played in their own gyms and Paris were very excited playing.
Henry IV in Paris, it was for 400 000 250 Paris bale houses and playing fields.


One day, playing Henry Jeu de Paume against all opponents and won by blood, not from gambling but from necessity, must be the enemy had a not insignificant penny paid to the king for each win. The king was in constant need of money and the games a welcome opportunity for his increasingly empty wallet. When no more enemies aristocratic origins were available, which faced the King voluntarily, Henri played against ordinary people from the people. Henri they all stood up and defeated the winner with torn shirt on the field.
Henry was the first winner, so to speak, the first ever Roland Garros, "which at that time there was no one who could win against him or wanted;)
his valet, he asked for a new shirt. He did not miss any opportunity to show to the public as a good king Herni who merely had four shirts. Although spent on his mistresses huge sums that the clothing of the king was stingy. Henry put on appearance of little worth, much to the chagrin of his many ladies know others.


It was a precursor of a football game, Desportes called that was played mainly in the south of France. Or croquet, was played with a mallet and balls. Bilbouquet catch a ball game with a turned Rods, which had on one side of a semicircular shell and on the other side a bit. A sphere with a hole in the center was secured with a cord in the middle of the bar and you had to turn once the ball with the tip and start again with the dish.
Although the last two games were more reserved for women and children.