The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 199
. By throwing up a coin. Onecaptain throws a coin into the airwhile the other cries either head or tail. If the side of the coinwhich he mentions comes uppermost,he has first choice ; otherwise, thetosser has it. The side with thedate on is always considered thehead ; the other the tail. III. In… … Fig. I.—Choosing Sides. stick of any kind, like baseball orhockey, the first choice is often de-cided thus: One of the captains. A,holds the bat upright, and throws itto the other B, who catches it in onehand, also holding it upright. Athen grasps the bat in one handabove where B is holding it and…
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