{"id":"3386","t":"Crossage Player","t_s":-1,"tags":["3303"],"thumb":{"fid":"4429","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_4429","circle_mini":"circle_mini_4429"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["4211"],"loc":"3630","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>Considered to be the forerunner of golf, crossage is a sport whose origins date from over 500 years ago, and it is still practised in southern Belgium and northern France. It is played with a <em>crosse,<\/em> which consists of a wooden handle inserted into a tip made of wood or metal, which is used to propel a projectile onto a target or into a keg.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Chi\u00e8vres Tourist Office","d_y":2006,"d_m":2,"d_d":4,"d_s":-1}