Big-league croquet in the Bay Area. From: Sunset | Date: July 1, 1987 | COPYRIGHT 1987 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Big-league croquet in the Bay Area

One man stands alone on the greensward.Before him lies an iron wicket, just 1/8 inch wider than the ball he's cautiously lining up with his hardwood mallet. From the sidelines, laughter and conversation float across the lawn, but for the moment he concentrates only on the angle at which his mallet will hit the ball.

This is no back-yard croquet with the dogchasing balls into the shrubbery. This is Association Croquet: first ...

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