Sentence examples for earliest balls from inspiring English sources

Some of the earliest balls took place at the now defunct Rockland Palace, on West 155th Street.

From all accounts, the earliest balls were made of wood and none too round.

Still has not figured out when and when not to play the early ball.

An earlier ball would have seen him clear in the City half.

It helps that the one-handed backhand demands early ball contact; if executed well, this hurries one's opponent.

Blackpool began with more urgency and levelled when Matt Phillips' superb early ball released Ince to coolly convert.

47 min: Portsmouth looking a bit more controlled with most of the early ball in this half.

8.07pm GMT 78 min: Nakoulma is offside, hoping for an early ball on the edge of the penalty area.

Wheaton created the Knickerbocker rules by copying a set he had drawn up for an earlier ball club, the Gothams, in 1837.

"If I'm playing with Luther Burrell, a big physical presence, I need to give him early ball so he can take us over the gain line.

But he has matured since and emerged as a rhythmic mover with a great early-ball delivery, bent past the last defender to give invitations to score.