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Show An 800-Year-old Football Game. Tho very ancient and quaint Shrove Tuesday custom of playing football In tho public thoroughfutes was observed at Atherstone and Warwickshire, says tho London Daily News. Tho game had Its Inception anterior to the signing sign-ing of Magna Charta, and regularly for moro than S00 years tho custom has been observed in tho old Watllng street town. Iiuslnes3 was entirely suspended this year, as usual, vvlUlo tho gamo wns proceeding nnd many tradespcoplo Joined In tho fun. |