SPORTS PUZZLE
This sports puzzle consists in guessing the names of certain games, or sports, as shown in the following example:
The initials of all nouns in the sentence given below, when placed in their proper order, form the name of a sport. One letter, however, is omitted. This letter must be supplied.
The undercurrent washed away the trestle, the only safeguard against the quicksands surrounding the island.
The initials of all the nouns in the order in which they appear in the above sentence are U T S Q I. Arranging them in proper sequence, the result will be: QUITS. Supplying the missing letter, O, the name is Quoits, a well-known sport.
In like manner, the name of a popular game, or sport, is contained in each of the following sentences:
1. The farmer had a good output of tomatoes, beats, and lettuce; but his onions, beside the apples he produced, were the most profitable of what he sold.
2. Landscapes, lighthouses, armories, and drawings of houses filled the book, and afforded considerable amusement.
3. The crow circled the edge of a thicket, soaring over the rocks, and landed on the crest of a little knoll.
4. Life in the summertime, when amusement supplants tedious lessons, is most enjoyable, with its appeal for bathing and boating.