Have You Heard About Bocce? No? Well, You're Going to because it's the hottest sport to come along in years. This is your chance to get a jump on the rest of the nation and get into the sport of the 21st Century. Bocce is an ancient game, its birth lost in the shadows of antiquity. Some authorities claim it originated in Egypt about 5200 B.C. Others, that the game was started in Greece during the 6th Century B.C. The most reliable sources agree that Bocce, as we know it today, was played between battles during Rome's Punic Wars against Carthage, which started in 264 B.C. Soldiers selected a small stone called a "leader" and threw it first. Then larger stones would be thrown at the "leader" and the stone coming closest to it would score. The game provided exercise and relaxation for the soldiers. Teams were composed of two, four, six, or eight men and the score would vary from 16 to 24 points per game. The Leonardo Da Vinca Community Center has one of the most modern facilities in Canada. In the photo we see from left Mr. Cosmo Maciocia, member of the Executive Committee of Montreal and a great supporter of the Boccedrome. Mme. Fatima Houda Pepin, Quebec M. N. A., Mr. Antonio Massano, Manager of the Boccedrome, and Mr. Jos. Manocchio of the Canadian Bocce federation.

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