Oslo : Down on the ice goes the goalkeeper to make a save during one of the " Bandy " matches held at the Bislett Stadium in connection with the Olympic Winter Games . This match was between Sweden and Finland . Bandy originated in Britain ,where in 1891 the National Association of Bandy was founded . The game moved to Holland and north into Scandinavia and Russia , where it is known as " Sandlot Baseball ." The 11 man teams are positioned similarly to soccer , and players use curved hockey-style sticks , apart from the goalkeeper , who has to stop the ball with hands , skates or body . The ' field ' is football sized , and the ball the same size as a standard tennis ball , but hard . The game proved popular with Olympic spectators . 28 February 1952