As a 'sprog' of 9 or 10 years I and my gang,known as the Crumpsall Cream Cracker Cubs,once a year had a pea-shooter season.One Saturday during the 1949-50 season we went to our neighbourhood cinema for the Saturday morning 'penny-rush'.To our delight we saw some rows in front of us a Kid who's head was partly encased in a plaster-of-paris cast to restrict movement.The cast almost glowed in the flickering light.Obviously the poor buggers head became the only target in the place for our efforts I can still hear the drumming of 60mph peas on plaster-of-paris.