BOLOS CARTAGENEROS

United through European traditional sports

2rd Meeting – San Javier, 30th September – 1 th October 2021

Dr. Ernesto De la Cruz Sánchez

Universidad de Murcia – Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte

Campus Universitario de San Javier
T. 868 88 4589 – erneslacruz@um.es
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1. Brief introduction: origin and history of the game

2. Description of the material: playing field, bowling, ball

3. How to play bolos cartageneros

4. Benefits of playing bolos cartageneros

5. Additional information

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Brief introduction: origin and history of the game

Murcia: Bolos cartageneros ⌿ bolos huertanos

Bolos cartageneros: c XVI

Bolos huertanos: in 1523, an edict that is kept in the

Municipal Archive of the Murcia City Council orders to fine
those who incur fights and scandals during bwoling game

C XIX: First regulation book

Currently, is a popular but endangered game

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Brief introduction: origin and history of the game

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Description of the material: playing field, bowling, ball

The playing field is called the lane. It will be flat, of packed earth. It will be between 72 and 90 m long and from 8 to 11
m wide. Palm trunks or other damping elements are placed at the ends of the lane to stop the balls.

At the ends of the lane the chamba line is drawn. Line that must be crossed by all the balls that are thrown for the
throw to be valid. Several zones are identified in the lanes: Launch zones. At the ends of the lane. Bowling area. Where
the 9 pins are placed.

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Description of the material: playing field, bowling, ball

The diameter ranges

from 10 to 12 cm, and
its weight from 750 to
1,050 g

0.5 cm

30-35 cm
1 to 1.5 cm

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How to play bolos cartageneros

- A team is made up of between 9 and 12 Players. Although only 7 participate in official matches, remaining
the rest of reserves. In each team there is a delegate and a manillas.
- The delegate will be in control of the pins knocked down by his team, while the manillas acts as the
captain of the team and is the last to shoot. Both sign the records at the end of each game. In official
competitions, team members must be properly uniformed.

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How to play bolos cartageneros

- A game is played by two teams and is divided into two games of 11

games each. A game is won by the team that knocks down the most
pins. The team that wins 6 games wins each game. The victory
computes two points and the tie 1 point.
- The throwing of the ball without effect is called yemas (finger tips).
Indeed, there are two throws that are achieved by turning the wrist to
shoot: margarite (the ball comes out through the little finger) and gordo
(“thumb”, the ball comes out through the thumb).
- Each play begins by throwing the ball next to the first skittle, it is what is
called mande a copas. Then the ball is thrown again from the birlaero,
placed at the other end of the lane behind the chamba line. This second
pitch is called the birlaero's mande.

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Benefits of playing bolos cartageneros

- Light to moderate physical activity

- Additional fitness benefits: motor control

- All-age sport

- Social capital: enhancing social functioning

- Preserving cultural heritage

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Additional information

- Dedicated web page: http://boloscartageneros2010.blogspot.com

- Book in pdf (in Spanish): Patricia Talavera. Colección de juegos tradicionales: bolos cartageneros. Museo del
juego, 2011.

- Bolos cartageneros game (video, in Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWyI1ItEBoQ

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Presentación

Gracias
Thanks forpor la kind
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