The boy's own book; a complete encylopedia of all the diversion, athletic, scientific and recreative, of boyhood and youth. (1834)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis, 1834. · leaf 21
MINOR sponTs.* 7% a Wy i the party who has thrown it, dines is drawn from the place where the ball daps, to a spot behind the thrower. Thus, suppose the thrower be at a, the ball falls at 6, alineisdrawnto c. ‘The … gram in the margin. n the vicinity of London, this game is called ‘* Hat-ball,”’ on account aa the players using their hats, fistead of digging holes, and the ball i is ae into the nals, instead of being bowled into the holes. : CATCH-BALL. This is very similar to the precedmg game. Instead of…
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