Let's not be so critical of Darts. This is truly one of the world's great games. In fact, I was a member of a team in the early 1970's in Westwood while in grad school at UCLA. I was the only non-Brit on the team of 8. We played 301 and cricket exclusively. Not the cricket with the bats and balls!! Darts is one hell of a hand-eye coordination game, just like pool and golf, but don't get me started with golf. Just please remember that golf is a game, like pool and darts, not an athletic endeavor. I do remember that the Ye Ole Mucky Duck, one of our competitive bars, had Tom Jones on their team. Yes, that Tom Jones!! He was a hell of a player and a really fun guy. I played competitively for 6 years and won a hell of lot of money in the process. Even today, I have a board in my garage and toss the darts every so often while thinking about the next track project!! Scott
Randall Northam wrote: > Aargh! I've put up with many other sports on this list - notably > basketball, baseball and American Football, which no other country > other than the USA and Canada plays with any distinction - and is > therefore very, very parochial - but now we've got DARTS on the list > for heaven's sake. > To anybody who doesn't know, Darts involves fat men with a pint or two > of beer throwing pointed objects from a few feet at a cork board with > strange markings. It is not a sport or even a skill it is a pasttime > which should be confined to pubs and bars. Usually the Brits win, which > should tell you a lot about our prowess as a "sporting" nation, but now > a Canadian is the world champion (how many countries play darts you > might ask for it to be a true world championship) and I see the start > of a slippery slope for Canada. > But there is hope. Part beat Phil "the power" Taylor and those who know > about these things said the reason Taylor was beaten after eight years > was because he'd just lost three stone (42lbs) and some must have gone > from his throwing arm. But Taylor reckons he has another three stone to > go and said: "health is more important than darts." > So there is hope. > Randall Northam > On Tuesday, Jan 7, 2003, at 18:30 Europe/London, Martin J. Dixon wrote: > > > Now here is a guy with a skill and we got him. > > > > "Two nights ago, Part beat Phil Taylor, who had won the world > > championship title > > for eight years in a row.