[Dixielandjazz] Hat Trick

[iVOR jONES]

Evening All,

Reading Hal's epistle I just wondered why you American gents, chose gentle 
girls games to play, 'rounders' became 'baseball', hockey was put on ice and 
became ice hockey
and of course netball became basketball. I shall refrain from discussing 
rugby and what you call football I believe, I wouldn't want to upset 
anybody.

Only joking, honest.

Ivor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Vickery"


>I remember hearing the term "hat trick" in reference to a three-goal game 
>in
> hockey at least as early as 1960 in Chicago Blackhawks games.  I 
> understood
> that its use in hockey went back (at least) to the early days of the NHL.
> In hockey the practice was for the fans to throw their hats onto the ice
> when a player accomplished the feat.