Quoits … the ‘old golf’ 
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Published: July 25, 2011
Tags: Legal History
How did lawyers socialize years ago?
During the late 18th century in the Richmond area, U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall and his contemporaries partook in the social game of quoits.
This traditional game of skill required tossing a brass or iron ring to a meg, the iron stake placed in the ground. Quoits resembled the modern game ...
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