Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 178
any as are wanting in his scoreto make up the twenty-five. LAPTA. Here, again, the number of players, dividedinto two camps, is indefinite. The leader —that is, the boy who begins the game — standsbetween the two homes (which are as farapart as space conveniently allows — say, fromfifty to one… … THE TCH1JICK OR FINCH. their own home again while the ball is stillflying. The enemy lie in wait to catch the ball,and if caught before the runners have reachedtheir home, it is sent after them, and should ithit any player, he is reckoned out, and takes nomore part in the proceedings. Next the…
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