By Davide Arminio
There's a game that's becoming increasingly popular in New Mexico, and it's not American. It's bocce (also called "boccie" or "bocci" in English) and it's one of the oldest games played by mankind. Invented probably in ancient Egypt some five thousand years ago, spread throughout the Roman Empire, then solidified in its current form in Italy, bocce was initially brought to the New World in its British version.
It's said that George Washington was among the early players, and that he had a court built at his Mount Vernon's manor. The game as we know it today came into its own thanks to Italian immigrants; hence it's very popular where Italian heritage and identity are strongest – especially in California, Illinois and New Jersey.
Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/
Please join Mia Maria Order Sons of Italy in America Lodge #2813 as we host the 2015...
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) introduced Indian country t...
Annual Bocce with the Brothers fundraiser for Capuchin Ministries will be held from 6 to 1...
You can think of modern bowling as a distant cousin of bocce. In England, they have "bowls...
For Italians, and Romans in particular, the Open is not just a tennis tournament where cha...
The National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its inductees and h...
He just turned 30. He bats left-handed. He boasts a career 124 OPS+ — the same as Nolan Ar...
Francesco Molinari clinched a two-stroke victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he...