Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium
RING A' ROSES From the painting by Fred Morgan Frontispiece
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NEW YORK CITY; EX-SECRETARY AMERICAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION; MEMBER AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE; AUTHOR OF SCHOOL GYMNASTICS, ETC., ETC.
New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1922 All rights reserved
Copyright, 1909, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Norwood Press J. S. Cushing Co.—Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
PURPOSE AND PLAN. —This book aims to be a practical guide for the player of games, whether child or adult, and for the teacher or leader of games. A wide variety of conditions have been considered, including schools, playgrounds, gymnasiums, boys' and girls' summer camps, adult house parties and country clubs, settlement work, children's parties, and the environment of indoors or out of doors, city or country, summer or winter, the seashore, the woodland, or the snow. The games have been collected from many countries and sources, with a view to securing novel and interesting as well as thoroughly tried and popular material, ranging from traditional to modern gymnasium and athletic games. An especial effort has been made to secure games for particular conditions. Among these may be mentioned very strenuous games for older boys or men; games for the schoolroom; games for large numbers; new gymnasium games such as Nine Court Basket Ball and Double Corner Ball; games which make use of natural material such as stones, pebbles, shells, trees, flowers, leaves, grasses, holes in the sand or earth, and diagrams drawn on the ground.
The description, classification, and arrangement of the games have been made with the steadfast purpose of putting them into the most workable form, easily understood, with suggestions for getting the most sport and playing value out of them, and with means of ready reference to any class of games for use under any of the conditions mentioned. The series of indexes which accomplish this last-mentioned purpose make it possible to classify the games in many different ways, sparing the reader the necessity for hunting through much unrelated material to find that suited to his conditions. The index for schools is essentially a graded course of study in games.
Jessie H. Bancroft
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO THE TEACHER OF GAMES
COUNTING-OUT; CHOOSING SIDES
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
ALL UP RELAY
ANIMAL BLIND MAN'S BUFF
ANIMAL CHASE
ARROW CHASE
AUTOMOBILE RACE
BARLEY BREAK
BASTE THE BEAR
BEAR IN THE PIT
BEND AND STRETCH RELAY
BIRD CATCHER
BLACK AND WHITE
BLACKBOARD RELAY
BLACK TOM
BLIND BELL
BLIND MAN'S BUFF
BODY GUARD
BULL IN THE RING
BUNCH OF IVY
BUNG THE BUCKET
BUYING A LOCK
CAT AND MICE
CAT AND RAT
CATCH AND PULL TUG OF WAR
CATCH OF FISH
CATCH THE CANE
CAVALRY DRILL
CENTIPEDE
CHANGING SEATS
CHARLEY OVER THE WATER
CHICKADEE-DEE
CHICKEN MARKET
CHICKIDY HAND
CHINESE CHICKEN
CHINESE WALL
CIRCLE RACE
CIRCLE RELAY
CIRCLE SEAT RELAY
CLAM SHELL COMBAT
CLUB SNATCH
COCK STRIDE
CROSSING THE BROOK
CROSS TAG
DO THIS, DO THAT
DOUBLE RELAY RACES
DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF
DUCK ON A ROCK
DUMB-BELL TAG
EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN DEN
EXCHANGE
FARMER IS COMING (THE)
FENCE TAG
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAINS
FLOWERS AND THE WIND (THE)
FOLLOW CHASE
FOLLOW THE LEADER
FORCING THE CITY GATES
FORTRESS
FOX AND GEESE
FOX AND SQUIRREL
FOX TRAIL (DOUBLE RIM)
FOX TRAIL (SINGLE RIM)
FRENCH TAG
FROG IN THE MIDDLE
GARDEN SCAMP
GOING TO JERUSALEM
GOOD MORNING
GUESS WHO
GYPSY
HANG TAG
HAVE YOU SEEN MY SHEEP?
HIDE AND SEEK
HIDE AND SEEK
HIDE THE THIMBLE
HIGH WINDOWS
HILL DILL
HIP
HOME TAG
HOPPING RELAY RACE
HOUND AND RABBIT
HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?
HUCKLE, BUCKLE, BEAN STALK
HUNT (THE)
HUNT THE FOX
HUNT THE SLIPPER
INDIAN CLUB RACE
I SAY, "STOOP!"
I SPY
JACK BE NIMBLE
JACOB AND RACHEL
JAPANESE CRAB RACE
JAPANESE TAG
JOHNNY RIDE A PONY
JUMPING RELAY RACE
JUMPING ROPE
JUMP THE SHOT
KALEIDOSCOPE
LADY OF THE LAND
LAME FOX AND CHICKENS
LAST COUPLE OUT
LAST MAN
LEADER AND FOOTER
LEAPFROG
LEAPFROG
LEAPFROG RACE
LETTING OUT THE DOVES
LOST CHILD (THE)
MASTER OF THE RING
MAZE TAG
MENAGERIE
MIDNIGHT
MOON AND MORNING STARS
MOTHER, MAY I GO OUT TO PLAY?
MOTHER, MOTHER, THE POT BOILS OVER!
MY LADY'S TOILET
NUMBERS CHANGE
OBSERVATION
ODD MAN'S CAP
OLD BUZZARD
OLD MAN TAG
OLD WOMAN FROM THE WOOD
OYSTER SHELL
PAR
PARTNER TAG
PEBBLE CHASE
PINCH-O
PITCH PEBBLE
POISON
POISON SNAKE
POM POM PULLAWAY
POOR PUSSY
POTATO RACES
POTATO RACE—I
POTATO RACE—II
POTATO SHUTTLE RELAY
POTATO SPOON RACE
PRISONER'S BASE
PRISONER'S BASE—I
PRISONER'S BASE—II
PRISONER'S BASE—III
PRISONER'S BASE—IV
PRISONER'S BASE—V
PUSS IN A CORNER
PUSS IN THE CIRCLE
RAILROAD TRAIN
RED LION
RING-A-LIEVIO
RINGMASTER
ROBBERS AND SOLDIERS
ROLLING TARGET
ROUND AND ROUND WENT THE GALLANT SHIP
RUN, SHEEP, RUN!
SADDLE THE NAG
SARDINES
SCHOOLROOM TAG
SHADOW TAG
SHUTTLE RELAY
SIEGE
SINGLE RELAY RACE
SKIN THE GOAT
SKYTE THE BOB
SLAP CATCH
SLAP JACK
SLIPPER SLAP
SMUGGLING THE GEG
SNOW DART
SNOW SNAKE
SPANISH FLY
SPANS
SPIN THE PLATTER
SPOONING
SQUIRREL AND NUT
SQUIRREL IN TREES
STAGE COACH
STAKE GUARD
STEALING STICKS
STEP
STILL POND; NO MORE MOVING!
STONE
STOOP TAG
SUN DIAL
TAG
TAG
TAG THE WALL RELAY
TEN STEPS
THIMBLE RING
THIRD MAN
THIRD SLAP
THREE DEEP
TOMMY TIDDLER'S GROUND
TOSSING WANDS
TRADES
TREE PARTY
TRIPLE CHANGE
TUG OF WAR
UNDER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
VAULTING SEATS
WAND RACE
WAND TUG OF WAR
WATER SPRITE
WEATHER COCK
WEE BOLOGNA MAN
WHIP TAG
WHO GOES ROUND MY STONE WALL?
WINK
WOLF
WOOD TAG
WRESTLING
YARDS OFF
QUIET GAMES
QUIET GAMES
AUTHOR'S INITIALS
"B" GAME
BARGAIN COUNTER
BEAST, BIRD, OR FISH
BUZZ
CAKE SALE
CAT PARTY
CRAMBO
CROSS QUESTIONS
DUMB CRAMBO
FIND THE RING
FLOWER MATCH
GRASS BLADE
HANDS UP—HANDS DOWN
HEN ROOST
HORNS
INITIALS
LEAF BY LEAF
LITERARY LORE
LONDON
MINISTER'S CAT (THE)
MUSIC BOX
MY LADY'S LAP DOG
NAUGHTS AND CROSSES
NIMBLE SQUIRREL
PENNY WISE
PLANTING A GARDEN
PRINCE OF PARIS
RECOGNITION
SCAT
SEEKING FOR GOLD
SHAKESPEAREAN ROMANCE (A)
SIMON SAYS
SKETCHES
TIDBITS FARMER (THE)
TIP TAP TOE
UP, JENKINS!
WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE?
WOODLAND LOVERS (THE)
ZOO
FEATS AND FORFEITS
FEATS AND FORFEITS
I. Contests For Two: Wrestling Matches and Tugs of War
II. Races
III. Miscellaneous Feats
IV. FORFEITS
SINGING GAMES
SINGING GAMES
DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE?
DRAW A BUCKET OF WATER
DUCK DANCE (THE)
FARMER IN THE DELL
HUNTING
ITISKIT, ITASKET
KEEP MOVING
KING OF FRANCE (THE)
KITTY WHITE
LEAVES ARE GREEN
LET THE FEET GO TRAMP
LONDON BRIDGE
LOOBY LOO
MUFFIN MAN
MULBERRY BUSH
NUTS IN MAY
OATS, PEAS, BEANS
ROUND AND ROUND THE VILLAGE
SNAIL
BALLS AND BEAN BAGS
BALLS AND BEAN BAGS
SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALLS, BEAN BAGS, MARKING GROUNDS, ETC.
MARKING GROUNDS
BEAN BAG AND OAT SACK GAMES
BAG PILE
BEAN BAG AND BASKET RELAY
BEAN BAG BOARD
BEAN BAG BOX
BEAN BAG CIRCLE TOSS
BEAN BAG RING THROW
CATCH BASKET
CRISS-CROSS GOAL
DESK RELAY
FETCH AND CARRY
HAND OVER HEAD BEAN BAG
JUMP THE BEAN BAG
PASSING RELAYS
PASSING RACE
PASS AND TOSS RELAY (SINGLE LINE)
PASS AND TOSS RELAY (DOUBLE LINE)
TARGET TOSS
TEACHER AND CLASS
VAULTING RELAY
BALL GAMES SUITABLE FOR BEAN BAGS
BALL GAMES
BALL GAMES
ALL RUN
ARCH BALL
ARCH GOAL BALL
BALL CHASE
BALL DRILL
BALLOON BALL
BALLOON GOAL
BALL PUSS
BALL STAND
BALL TAG
BASKET BALL DISTANCE THROW
BATTLE BALL
BOMBARDMENT
BOUNDARY BALL
BOUND BALL
BOWL BALL
CALL BALL
CAPTAIN BALL
CAPTAIN BALL—I
CAPTAIN BALL—II
CAPTAIN BALL—III
EMPEROR BALL
PROGRESSIVE CAPTAIN BALL
SCHOOLROOM CAPTAIN BALL
CENTER BASE
CENTER CATCH BALL
CENTER CLUB BOWLS
CIRCLE BALL
CIRCLE CLUB BOWLS
CIRCLE DODGE BALL
CIRCLE STRIDE BALL
CIRCLE ZIGZAG
CLUB BOWLS
CORNER BALL
CORNER SPRY
CRACKABOUT
CURTAIN BALL
DEAD BALL
DODGEBALL
DODGEBALL
CIRCLE DODGEBALL
DOUBLE DODGEBALL
PROGRESSIVE DODGEBALL
SCHOOLROOM DODGEBALL
DOUBLE CORNER BALL
DOUBLE DODGEBALL
DRIVE BALL
FIST BALL
FOOTBALL TAG
HAND BALL DRILL
I. HAND BALL DRILL (ELEMENTARY)
II. HAND BALL DRILL (ADVANCED)
HAND FOOTBALL
HOME RUN
LINE BALL
LINE CLUB BOWLS (DOUBLE)
LINE CLUB BOWLS (SINGLE)
LINE ZIGZAG
MOUNT BALL
NINE-COURT BASKET BALL
OVER AND UNDER RELAY
OVERTAKE
PASS BALL RELAY
PIG IN A HOLE
PROGRESSIVE CAPTAIN BALL
PROGRESSIVE DODGEBALL
RING CALL BALL
ROLEY POLEY
ROUND BALL
RUSSIAN HOLE BALL
SCHOOLROOM DODGEBALL
SCHOOLROOM VOLLEY BALL
SPUD
SQUARE BALL
STOOL BALL
STRIDE BALL
TEN TRIPS
TETHER BALL
THREE HOLES
TOSS BALL
TREE BALL
VOLLEY BALL
WALL BALL DRILL
WAR
ZIGZAG GAMES
CIRCLE ZIGZAG
LINE ZIGZAG—I
LINE ZIGZAG—II
LINE ZIGZAG—III
ZIGZAG OVERHEAD TOSS
INDEX
GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
GAMES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
Ball Games
GAMES FOR PLAYGROUNDS, GYMNASIUMS, AND LARGE NUMBERS
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE GAMES
SINGING GAMES
BEAN BAG GAMES
GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS
BALL GAMES
GAMES FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' SUMMER CAMPS
ACTIVE GAMES
SINGING GAMES
QUIET GAMES
BEAN BAG GAMES
GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS
BALL GAMES
HOUSE-PARTY AND COUNTRY-CLUB GAMES
ACTIVE GAMES
QUIET GAMES
GAMES FOR CHILDREN'S PARTIES
ACTIVE GAMES
QUIET GAMES
SINGING GAMES
BEAN BAG GAMES
BALL GAMES
GAMES FOR EITHER BALLS OR BEAN BAGS
SEASHORE GAMES
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
APPENDIX
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