New Sport called "Fierce Croquet" has been born at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was the result of an observation made by a magazine that MIT students manage to bring fierce competitive skills to such pastimes as chess, debating and croquet. In this photo, "fierce croquet" starts from a huddle over the wickets.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

New Sport called "Fierce Croquet" has been born at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was the result of an observation made by a magazine that MIT students manage to bring fierce competitive skills to such pastimes as chess, debating and croquet. In this photo, "fierce croquet" starts from a huddle over the wickets.

[ca. May 1956]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Sports: Croquet

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