Gros fronton

Gros
Construction
Gros fronton in 1942
Full name	Frontón Gros
Owner	San Sebastián municipality
Capacity	670
Field size	31 m (long); 9.7m (wide)
Broke ground	1937
Opened	May 24, 1938
Demolished	1940s

The Gros fronton was a short fronton constructed in 1938 by the San Sebastián Municipality on the Gran Avenida street. The modalities played in the fronton were hand-pelota, paleta and short Xístera.^[1] The fronton was demolished in the late 1940s.

Championships

1st Hand-Pelota singles championship

Year	Champion	Subchampion	Score
1940	Atano III	Txikito de Iraeta	22-08
1942	Atano III	Atano VII	22-05

^[2]

1st Hand-Pelota doubles championship

Year	Champions	Subchampions	Score
1941	Onaindia - Urcelay	Txikito de Iraeta - Gallastegui	22-18

^[3]

References

Basque pelota

Federations	Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota International Federation of Basque Pelota

Companies	Asegarce ASPE

Fronton grounds	Astelena Atano III Beotibar Bergara Gros Deportivo Ogueta Vitoriano

Tournaments	Basque Pelota World Championships Bare-handed Pelota First League Bare-handed Pelota Second League Bare-handed Pelota First League Doubles Cuatro y Medio Euskadi Championship

Notable Pelotaris	Atano III Txiquito de Iraeta Txiquito de Éibar Retegi II Ogueta Beloki Eugi Titín III

Pelota at the Olympics	1900 1924 (demonstration) 1968 (demonstration) 1992 (demonstration)

Defunct frontons	Beti Jai Fiesta Alegre

Related Articles	Fronton Basque pelota ball Valencian frontó International fronton Paleta Frontón Frontenis Jai alai

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