ðə spˈoːɹt sˈiːmz tə hæv bɪkˌʌm pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɐmˌʌŋ kˈoʊl mˈaɪnɚz ɪn jˈɔːɹkʃɚ, ˈɪŋɡlənd, ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðˌoʊ sˌʌm skˈɑːts klˈeɪm ɪt ɡˈeɪnd pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi ɪn skˈɑːtlənd.
The sport seems to have become popular among coal miners in Yorkshire, England, in the 1970s, though some Scots claim it gained popularity in Scotland.