CONTENTS
CONTENTS
SPRING CHAPTER I MARBLES—HOW PLAYEDMarbles: Where and how made; different games; terms of game; how to gain skill.
CHAPTER II WHIP TOPS AND TOP GAMESWhip tops, peg tops, and some other tops; how they are played; top games.
CHAPTER III KITES AND HOW MADEAbout kites; how made; their practical uses; flying contests.
CHAPTER IV HOOPS, WHEELS AND BUZZERSHoops, wheels and buzzers; stilts, different kinds; how used and how procured.
CHAPTER V LET'S GO A-FISHING"Let's go a-fishing"; bait of many kinds and how to get it. Fishing outfit; its care.
SUMMER
CHAPTER VI BOATING AND CANOEINGUseful hints on boating and canoeing. "Don'ts" to be observed.
Definitions.
How to make and manage small sail boats.
CHAPTER VIII HOW TO SWIMCan you swim? How to learn. Confidence.
CHAPTER IX STYLES OF SWIMMINGStyles of swimming; floating, diving; water games.
CHAPTER X THINGS BOYS SHOULD KNOWHow sides are chosen in games of contest; some things all boys should know.
CHAPTER XI CURIOUS RHYMES FOR GAMESCurious rhymes in counting out games.
CHAPTER XII TAG AND BULL IN THE RINGAll about the good old game of tag, and bull in the ring.
CHAPTER XIII ALL ABOUT LEAP FROGDo you know all about leap frog?
CHAPTER XIV DUCK ON THE ROCK—CATDead Turtle; Duck on Rock; Brick Skittles; Tip Cat; Country Cat;
American Cat.
And now for ball! Some good games that can be played with ball, bat and racket. Town ball; two old cats; hand ball.
CHAPTER XVI AMERICAN BASEBALLThe great American game of baseball. Some things every player should know. Rules.
AUTUMN
CHAPTER XVII ALL ABOUT FOOTBALLThe strenuous game of football. How to lay out the ground. Pointers for players.
CHAPTER XVIII MUMBLY PEG—HOP SCOTCHMumbly peg; jackstones; Hop Scotch.
CHAPTER XIX HOW TO CAMP OUTHow and where to prepare camp. A delightful way in which to spend a vacation, if you know the way.
CHAPTER XX BICYCLES AND LASSOESCan you ride a bike? Information on wheels. How to throw a lariat.
CHAPTER XXI GOLF, HOCKEY AND SHINNYThe old Scotch game of golf, hockey and shinny.
WINTER
CHAPTER XXII SKATING—SKIING—SNOW SHOEINGOn the ice and snow. The royal sport of skating. Some hints on skiing and snow shoes.
CHAPTER XXIII COASTING—TOBOGGANING—SLEDSCoasting. How to make sleds. The bob sled. The toboggan. Snow games.
CHAPTER XXIV GENERAL ATHLETICSWalking, Running, Jumping.
CHAPTER XXV CRIES—SHOUTS—COLLEGE YELLSBattle cries, hailing shouts, and college yells.
CHAPTER XXVI CLEVER TRICKSVanishing feats. Curious illusions. Various deceptive amusements.
CHAPTER XXVII SLEIGHT-OF-HANDBalancing. Juggling. Transformations.