Stock Photo - A curious game invented by Heath Robinson whereby a tiny ball or beechum is sprung into the air by the hefty use of a mallet while a number of public school boys wait to catch it with nets poised. Such was the popularity of the bouncing the beechum cartoon, that many people recreated the game for real! Copyright: By courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library/ILN

Stock Photo: A curious game invented by Heath Robinson whereby a tiny ball or beechum is sprung into the air by the hefty use of a mallet while a number of public school.