Rubber Match Origin

In a three game series tied at one game a piece the third match is the rubber match.

Rubber match origin. Rubber match posted by bruce kahl on september 11 2003. I guess that on the origin of the usage of the term rubber in sports there are only speculations available. The red sox having lost the opener and won the second game lost the rubber match against the twins. The action of each triggers the initiation of the next eventually resulting in achieving a stated goal.

Rubber definition a highly elastic solid substance light cream or dark amber in color polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants especially hevea and ficus species. Somewhat similar to bocce ball the object of lawn bowling is to roll wooden balls across a flat field toward a smaller white ball so they stop as close as possible to the smaller. The sporting term rubber match refers to the final and deciding game in any series and traces its origins back to the 16th century english game of lawn bowling. The final and deciding game between two tied teams opponents.

Rubber match plural rubber matches a sporting event at the end of a series in which the opponents are tied in terms of events won and lost. Posted by henry on september 11 2003. In sports where 2 wins out of 3 games wins the match and after 2 games where each team has won one match the third and decisive game is referred to as the rubber match. The sporting term rubber match refers to the final and deciding game in any series and traces its origins back to the 16th century english game of lawn bowling.