Most towns have a court like this one, called a fronton in Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Long ago, the fronton was a glamorous venue, where high-society folks came to place bets on the fast-paced game and where celebrities performed. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
Or find a "fronton," which often serves as a local meeting point, to watch locals play a pickup game of "pelote basque," a cross between tennis and baseball (Plaza Berri). From Wordnik.com. [Biarritz] Reference
One of the last raids sparked a brawl outside the jai alai fronton. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
Florida has closed some facilities and Connecticut shuttered its last fronton in 2001. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
The sport disappeared from Louisiana in 1928, after three tumultuous years at a fronton in Arabi. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
Even though he had a comfortable pension from the post office, my dad took a job down there working at the jai-lai fronton. From Wordnik.com. [Gary David Goldberg: A Father's Day Memory] Reference
If you want a midrange American-style hotel, then look to La Villa de Zaragoza, right behind the jai alai fronton in the heart of the tourist district. From Wordnik.com. [Tijuana hotels and dining] Reference
If you are going from one end of Revolucion to the other, you can stop to view the magnificence of the old jai alai fronton at the center of Revolucion. From Wordnik.com. [Tijuana, a taste of Mexico] Reference
Tijuana boasts a bullfight ring, racetracks for both dogs and horses, a jai alai fronton, golf courses, museums and cultural c ... read more exploring-tourism. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Hat] Reference
He's also accused by old associates of snitchin ', fronton' (ph), not keeping it real, and a whole host of hip-pop heresies, which frankly I didn't understand. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2003] Reference
Peru's paleta fronton included in new Nintendo Wii game. From Wordnik.com. [Living in Peru : News] Reference
His client is prepared to take over operations of the fronton, he added. From Wordnik.com. [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference
If you've ever been in Eastern Oregon, you may have seen a fronton in the tiny Basque town of Jordan. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
"Everybody's very happy," said Francisco Elorriaga, who played at the fronton when it first opened in 1962. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
But before the end of the year a new buyer stepped forward who was interested in keeping the fronton open, managers said. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
Old blokes sat on benches, women bustled off to vegetable gardens and youngsters whacked pelota balls against fronton walls. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
"Everybody's very happy," said Francisco Elorriaga, who played at the fronton when it first opened in 1962 and still coaches. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
Ponce said jai alai promoter Eusko Basque of Spain is tying up with a local company for the operation of a fronton within the zone. From Wordnik.com. [Sun.Star Network Online - Your Source of Philippine Community News] Reference
Some are first-time participants while others can recall when the show was at the jai-alai fronton that opened in 1959 and closed in 1992. From Wordnik.com. [Daytona Beach News-Journal Online] Reference
Lot 114-a measures 62 'feet fronton South Dells Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 100'feet between equal and parallel lines. From Wordnik.com. [CityBusiness Up to the Minute] Reference
As Orlando Jai-Alai prepares to close its doors after 47 years in business, one final tournament is being held at the fronton in Casselberry. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
The fronton normally only offered live jai alai in the winter and spring but last weekend it held what was expected to be a final tournament. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
On the opposite side of the river stands an old archaic building with carefully balanced verandah in the Empire style, pillars, fronton, and all. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderers] Reference
Last weekend the fronton, which normally only offered live jai alai in the winter and spring, held a final tournament, attracting more than 1,200 spectators at its peak. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
It was perhaps the finest fronton ever built. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
I plan on being at the Dania fronton this week. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
And we got a monorail and a fronton in the works. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
Au fronton dun temple, à Balbeck. From Wordnik.com. [Ce que disent les Hirondelles] Reference
Fort Pierce fronton owner to fight lawsuit. From Wordnik.com. [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference
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