\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 The British are keen sportsmen from an early age, since most schools in Britain are equipped with games fields and te
nnis courts so that tender muscles no less than tender minds can be shaped by team spirit. The foremost popular sport is undoubtedly \b \cf4 \ATXht12251000 football\cf0 \ATXht0 . \b0 However,\b \cf4 \ATXht12271000 rugby\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 is also widely f
ollowed, especially among the\cf4 \ATXht10141000 \b Welsh\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and the \b \cf4 \ATXht10141000 Scots\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . During the summer\b \b0 tennis becomes the main spectator sport as the \b \cf4 \ATXht12261000 Wimbledon\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 t
ournament is relayed throughout the country by television. The soft pit-pat of tennis balls is also to be heard from the myriad suburban and city courts that make tennis a relatively accessible pastime. Yet the most peculiarly British summer sport is sur
ely \b \cf4 \ATXht12281000 cricket\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , a game with such drawn-out playing times that it appears to belong to a bygone age when endless leisure was the privilege of the few.\par
