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100 1 _aPotter, Stephen.
245 1 4 _aThe Theory And Practice Of Gamesmanship; Or, The Art Of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating.
264 1 _aSan Francisco :
_bHauraki Publishing,
_c2013.
264 4 _c©2013.
300 _a1 online resource (82 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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505 0 _aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- I-INTRODUCTORY -- Origins. -- 8th June 1931. -- II-THE PRE-GAME -- How to Start: The Flurry -- Clothesmanship. -- Counter-Gamesmanship. -- III-THE GAME ITSELF -- Some Basic Plays -- Sportsmanship Play. -- Playing-for-Fun Play. -- Nice Chapmanship. -- Audience Play. -- Ruggership and Ruggership Counter-play. -- Counterpoint. -- "My To-morrow's Match". -- Game Leg (also known as "Crocked Ankle Play", or "Gamesman's Leg" ). -- Jack Rivers Opening. -- IV-WINMANSHIP -- A Note on Concentration. -- When to Give Advice. -- When to be Lucky. -- V-LUNCHEONSHIP -- Believe, Trust, Want. -- Drinkmanship. -- Guestmanship. -- VI-LOSEMANSHIP -- The Primary Hamper. -- Potter's Improvement on the Primitive Hamper. -- The Secondary Hamper. -- Hampettes. -- The Natural Hampette. -- VII-GAME BY GAME -- GOLF -- 1. Splitting. -- 2. Caddie Play. -- An Isolated Instance. -- Simpson's Statue. -- BILLIARDS AND SNOOKER -- Snooker-player's Drivel. -- SQUASH-RACKETS -- BRIDGE AND POKER -- 1. Intimidation. -- 2. Two Simple Bridge Exercises for Beginners. -- 3. Split Bridge. -- LAWN TENNIS -- HOME GAMES -- Terminologies. -- "My Man Over the Hill." -- CHESS -- "Regardez la Dame" Play. -- Potter's Opening. -- Chess and Parentship, or Gamesplay against Children. -- Basic Chess Play. -- Johnsonian Capture. -- DARTS AND SHOVE-HALFPENNY -- CRICKET -- VIII-LOST GAME PLAY -- Bookmanism. -- Use of Bookmanism in Opponent's Putt-Play. -- IX-GAMESMANIA -- RANDOM JOTTINGS OF AN OLD GAMESMAN -- A QUEER MATCH -- GAMESMANSHIP AND LIFE -- APPENDIX I-THE KÖNINCK PORTRAIT OF DR. W. G. GRACE -- APPENDIX II-NOTE ON ETIQUETTE -- APPENDIX III-CHAPTER HEADINGS FROM "ORIGINS AND EARLY HISTORY OF GAMESMANSHIP" -- APPENDIX IV-DIET -- APPENDIX V-SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "GAMESMAN'S HANDBOOK" FOR 1949.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aPotter, Stephen
_tThe Theory And Practice Of Gamesmanship; Or, The Art Of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating
_dSan Francisco : Hauraki Publishing,c2013
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
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