The Eton Fives Association


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    EFA Publications | Programmes| Fixture Cards | Club Reports |
    Pamphlets - Guides | Books - Magazines| Press Cuttings | Miscellanea

    EFA Publications

      • The Laws of Eton Fives - 1931 edition
      • Dimensional drawings of an Eton Fives Court
      • Laws of the Game of Eton Fives, 1950 card and booklet versions
      • Annual Reports 1960-1961, 1964, 1972-1973, 1974-1975
      • 1961 Reprint "Eton Fives Hints" by G Townsend Warner
      • Rules of the Eton Fives Association, 1962 version
      • Eton Fives - A Profile - EFA brochure
      • Some Reflections on the Game of Eton Fives - J M Peterson
      • Newsletters 1981-1986, 1989-1992. 1994-1998, 2000
      • Eton Fives Association Rules and Laws of the Game, 1981 version

        Programmes

      • Public Schools Handicaps at Queen's Club 1930 (2nd year), 1931, 1932, 1936, 1939
      • Public Schools Championships 1961-1966, 1967, 1969, 1970 1972-1979
      • Kinnaird Cup 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984-1986(Ballantine's), 1988-1990
      • Midland Championships 1964/65, 1976-1978, 1980
      • Tour by the Nigerian Fives Association 1966
      • Highgate School Fives Marathons 1971(50 hours), 1980(56 hours)
      • EFA Coaching Weekend, Charterhouse 1980
      • Schools Championships 1980-1983
      • NatWest County Championships 1982, 1985, 1986
      • Holmwoods Schools Championships 1984-1989, 1991-1999
      • Eton v Harrow Centenary Fives match 1985
      • Ladies Championship 1986
      • Mixed Championship 1986
      • Highgate v Old Cholmeleians Centenary Fives match 1988

        Fixture Cards

      • Oxford University Fives Club Fixture Card 1924-1925
      • Assorted Club Fixture Cards

        Club Reports

      • Annual Reports of the Old Cholmeleians Fives Club 1975, 1976, 1977
      • Annual Report of The Village Fives Club 1996

        Pamphlets - Guides

      • A Short Guide and History of Llansilin Parish Church - contains references to Fives being played against the church walls
      • The "Five Fives Wall Cycle Ride" - pamphlet from South Somerset
      • Circular advertising the 4th Public Schools Handicaps 1932
      • Some Notes on Eton Fives - pamphlet from Westminster 1939
      • Photocopy of Frank Bryans Sports equipment list showing Fives Gloves
      • Peak Sports Specialist Fives equipment list
      • Poster "Have you ever played Eton Fives?"

        Books - Magazines

      • Photocopy of a Fives song from a 19th century book
      • Photocopy of a excerpt on Fives from "Badminton Library", 1899
      • Copy of Chapter on Kenneth Gandar-Dower from a book on sporting double internationals by Jeremy Malies
      • Photocopy of article on Fives in Wales
      • Photocopy of excerpts on Fives from "The Story of Handball"
      • Photocopy of excerpts on Fives from a "History of St.Columba's College"
      • Photocopy (poor quality) of an article from "The Field" about Fives and particularly the Alan Barber Cup 1975
      • "Country Life" March 25th 1976 - includes an article "Five Centuries of Fives" by John Armitage
      • Eton and Rugby Fives Handbook - D Egerton and J Armitage
      • Photocopy of a page on Eton Fives from "Sports and Games, History and Origins" by Brian Sewell, 1977
      • "Journal of Institute of Sport and Recreation Management", September 1997 includes an article by Roger Beament

        Press Cuttings

      • "The Times" of April 23/24 1930, reporting the Public Schools Handicaps
      • Press cutting "The Fascination of Eton Fives", April 8th 1931
      • Photocopy of a page from "The Cholmeleian" of 1934 on Fives, including a reprint of a "Daily Mail" article "Disorder in the Fives Court"
      • Letter to "The Independent" about Fives
      • Photocopy of newspaper article "Boom time on the Fives Court"
      • "Daily Telegraph", "The Times","The Hampstead & Highgate Express" and "Barnett Press" 1978/1988 outlining the results in the Kinnaird Cup and Schools Championships
      • Article from "The Times" on Fives at St.Olave's 1995
      • Photocopy of the obituary of Lord Kinnaird, grandson of the Fives player
      • Photocopy of an article "Why I love Eton Fives" from "The Guardian" 1996 and
        Photocopy of a letter from the Chairman of the EFA in reply to the article
      • "The Daily Telegraph" re Fives at Westway and Prince Harry
      • Photocopy of an article on Eton Fives in the inner city

        Miscellanea

      • Photographs and original negatives of C W Talbot playing for the Old Cholmeleians v Highgate in 1920 or 1921
      • Rules of Brighton Fives - the game as played at Brighton College
      • Colour photograph of 2 courts in Northern Nigeria
      • Rules of the Jesters Club, 1962
      • Video (and original cine version) of Fives game at Highgate (Hayes, Beament, Wainwright, Williams) circa 1973
      • Map of St.Columba's College, Ireland showing Fives Courts 1974
      • Presentation folders for the Semi-finals and Final (with photos) of the NatWest County Championships 1982-1985
      • Menu Card for the Eton v Harrow Centenary Fives Dinner 1985
      • Menu Card for the Highgate and Old Cholmeleians Centenary Fives Dinner 1988
      • Report on 1st Congress of Hand Played Pelota, Valencia 1994
      • Samples of Fives Balls - Slazenger, Cliff, EFA

    Constructed by Mike Fenn
    5th December 2000
    efa@etonfives.co.uk

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