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272 The Javanese, as a nation, are not athletic. They are not, like the natives of India, fond of wrestling, jumping, &c. Football, however, is one of those out-door amusements which has become quite a national game amongst them. The ball is made of basket work, with many apertures, so that it may be easily caught when falling or rolling. This forms the people's recreation in many parts, after the work of the day is over.