Julio Palau Lozano
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Julio Palau Lozano was a reputed professional Valencian pilota
Escala i corda
variant player known as Juliet d'Alginet. He is one of only five players in the Pelayo trinquet
's Honor gallery.
His career began when he was only 15. Five years later he was an attraction for every trinquet
and even won Quart
after a 55-55 draw.
He was Pelayo's main escalater player, compensating for his small size and weak left hand with a perfect placement on the court. Fans said that the vaqueta ball
went to him as if he had a magnet, while his corner placements prevented the ball from reaching his opponent players.
On 1952 the organizers of the first Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda assigned him a bad mitger as a partner for his team, he disagreed and decided not to take part, so he was banned for 3 months from all trinquets. When this period had ended, he asked the trinquets to pay him a higher than usual fee as a compensation of his forced retirement, and they felt obliged to do so since his name alone attracted much public to the matches.
He retired in 1968.
Valencian pilota
Valencian pilota is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known, but seems to be related to the French Jeu de paume....
Escala i corda
Escala i corda
Escala i corda is the most prestigious variant of Valencian pilota, and the only one, with Raspall, that have professional players.- History :...
variant player known as Juliet d'Alginet. He is one of only five players in the Pelayo trinquet
Pelayo trinquet
The Pelayo trinquet is one of the most renowned trinquets courts of the Valencian pilota sport in Valencia. The most important Escala i corda competitions, such as the Circuit Bancaixa, have their final matches played there.- History :...
's Honor gallery.
His career began when he was only 15. Five years later he was an attraction for every trinquet
Valencian trinquet
Valencian trinquet, or simply trinquet , is the court used in the Valencian Community for two different modalities of Valencian pilota: the Escala i corda and the Raspall.- Court :...
and even won Quart
Alberto Arnal
Albert Arnal , known as Quart was the Valencian pilota ruling dauer player during the 1930s. His mastery deserved him to be rewarded by having a picture on the Honor Gallery of the Pelayo trinquet...
after a 55-55 draw.
He was Pelayo's main escalater player, compensating for his small size and weak left hand with a perfect placement on the court. Fans said that the vaqueta ball
Vaqueta ball
The vaqueta ball is the kind of ball used to play some Valencian pilota variants: Escala i corda, Galotxa and Raspall. Its name derives from the fact that it's made of bull's skin, hence its black colour , this way the ball contrasts with the white colour of the trinquets' walls.- Traits :The...
went to him as if he had a magnet, while his corner placements prevented the ball from reaching his opponent players.
On 1952 the organizers of the first Campionat Nacional d'Escala i Corda assigned him a bad mitger as a partner for his team, he disagreed and decided not to take part, so he was banned for 3 months from all trinquets. When this period had ended, he asked the trinquets to pay him a higher than usual fee as a compensation of his forced retirement, and they felt obliged to do so since his name alone attracted much public to the matches.
He retired in 1968.