Pulling the line for Beti-Jai: Basque ball as a fashionable sport in Madrid and a pioneer of women's athletes

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Pulling the line for Beti-Jai: Basque ball as a fashionable sport in Madrid and a pioneer of women's athletes

The Beti-Jai fronton finally opens permanently from this Thursday. One of the architectural jewels of the city - the only survivor of its kind - this monumental open-air fronton has been a painful secret of Madrid architecture for decades. So secretive that a tarp covered it for two decades, its sole intention being that no one noticed its presence and, inside, one could play and bet at will, disregarding any heritage logic. Constructed in 1894 …