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Jai alai (/ ˈ h aɪ. ə l aɪ / HYE-ə-lye: [ˈxai aˈlai]) is a Basque sport involving bouncing a ball off a walled-in space by accelerating it to high speeds with a hand-held wicker, commonly referred to as a cesta.
The ball is made out of a boxwood core from 20–36 mm (0.79–1.42 in) in diameter. This is wrapped in a latex wire (for Hand Pelota, Grand Chistera, Jai-Alai, and open-air Pala). The core of the ball is different for individual age groups so that the weight limit is respected.
fronton at Ossès Church. The front wall of the first frontons in villages was usually the wall of a church. Because the games being played close by, several priests would play pelota along with the villagers and got to be well-known players and often served as referees in provincial or town competitions [1] but were out of the picture when it turned into a commercialized sport.
The world’s fastest ball sport has been dying a slow death for decades. Now, a group of committed enthusiasts is doing all it can to save jai alai, a game that originated in the Basque region of ...
Players and fans of jai alai hope the closing of the last fronton or court in Florida doesn't mean the end of the sport.
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The establishment also had a jai alai team when in season. [2] The facility was 60,000 square feet and on a 50-acre property. [5] The institution was first established in 1973 as Ocala Jai-alai, which was a branch office of the Miami fronton. [6] [7] At one time, the jai alai performances could attract about 2,000 people. [8]
The Miami Jai Alai Fronton also held concerts, so Joey got to see some of the biggest acts up close. Elton John and the Allman Brothers were among the musicians who played there in 1972.