The marbles for which England is most famed are the Elgin marbles, a collection of Greek sculptures which Lord Elgin plucked from the Parthenon at Athens in the early 19th .
They're a concoction of either tea or juice combined with milk, fruit syrup, ice and--the surprise--small marbles of tapioca.
Defenders set up small piles of marbles that attackers would shoot at from behind a line a few feet away.
Tolland superintendent says 19 students face discipline after school prank TOLLAND — School officials have decided to discipline 19 Tolland High School students following a school prank Wednesday where students threw eggs, sprayed Silly String, dropped marbles, and committed other acts of vandalism at the school.
June 15, 2013 - Journal Inquirer
Grand Valley quartet ready for National Marbles Tournament Like one well-aimed marble striking another, something clicked in the four Grand Valley mibsters after last year’s National Marbles Tournament.
June 14, 2013 - The Daily Sentinel
Sean Casey in ESPN You wish we would've swung the bats like this in the World Series,said Detroit's Sean Casey, who was one of the Tigers' few offensive standouts during the 4-1 series loss last fall. "You wish it was for all the marbles. They're a different...
Larry Blakeney in International Herald Tribune Here we are, with a chance to play the best team in our league for all the marbles. That was our goal from the very start, to have a chance to play for a championship and a bowl,Troy coach Larry Blakeney said. "It is a championship game....
Philip Rivers in San Jose Mercury News To me, it's not the biggest news of the day,Rivers said. "Had this game been for all the marbles, I'd have probably still been going."