The Boy's modern playmate : a book of sports, games, and pastimes (1891)
Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London ; New York : Frederick Warne · leaf 126
exhausted in the water. To the three first dips or " ricochets " the thrower cries out, "Dick, duck, drake !" hence the name of the sport ; and a proud time it is for the beginner when he first succeeds in reaching the third. A little practice will soon enable the thrower to make the stone dip… … DOG-STICK AND SPLENT. In the North of England a game is played which is a sort of combination of trap-ball, knurr and spell, and rounders. A tongue-shaped piece of wood is made, as seen in the illustration, having one end tapering, and the other rounded and slightly hollowed so as to hold the ball.…
Amusements · Games · Sports
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