PLAYERS.–The players are divided into two equal teams each of which selects a kicker for the ball. There should also be one leader who serves for the two teams. The kicker for each team stands five feet within his half of the ground measuring from the center and should be halfway between the two side boundary lines. The rest of the players for each team line up on the line previously designated for that purpose. The leader stands at one side of the field near a boundary line.

OBJECT.–The object of the game is to kick the ball over the heads of the opposing team.

START.–The leader puts the ball in play by throwing it so it will touch the ground between the two kickers. Both kickers at once run for the ball and try to kick it over the heads of their opponents.

RULES AND POINTS OF PLAY.–The players on the line-up may intercept the ball only with their hands. They may not grasp or kick the ball but merely bat it with the hands. At no time may they leave their places on the line.

SCORE.–A point is scored whenever a kicker succeeds in sending the ball beyond his opponents line-up. Players then exchange fields for the next round. Ten points win the game.

The players stand in two or more files the files containing an equal number of players. The game is a passing relay the files competing against each other. The leaders of each file have two balls bean bags or blackboard erasers. At a signal a ball (or whatever is used) is passed back over the heads of the players until it reaches the last one in the line who keeps it. The leader counts ten after the ball leaves his hands and at once passes back the second ball between his feet the players bending over to pass it along. When this reaches the last player he runs forward with a ball in each hand and takes his place at the head of the line which moves back one place to give him room. At once he passes one ball backward overhead counts ten and passes the other between his feet. This continues until the original leader who has been gradually backing to the rear of the line reaches the front again carrying both balls. The line wins whose leader first accomplishes this.

This game has some admirable exercise in it keeping the players bending and stretching alternately. Quick play should be encouraged. When played in a schoolroom alternate aisles should be kept clear that the runners may use them in running to the front of the room.

The players of one party distinguish themselves and their clubs in some way as by tying a handkerchief around the arm and club.

The players having taken their places in the circle place each his own club on the floor behind him at a distance of two or three feet. The object of the game is to knock over the opponents clubs by rolling the ball on the floor and naturally to protect ones own clubs. Any player may start the game.

While the main form of play for the ball is to roll it it is permissible to bound the ball from one player to another and also permissible to knock over a club with a ball that bounds instead of rolling. It is not permissible to toss a ball from one player to another or to dislodge a club by a toss unless the ball should hit the floor and bound before it hits the club.

Whenever a club is dislodged the owner of the club must set it up again at once if he also has the ball he must set up the club before putting the ball again into play.

A point is scored by one party whenever one of the opponents clubs is dislodged whether it be knocked over by a ball or by its owner. The side wins which first makes a score of forty-nine points.

The game may also be played with two balls at once and this is always desirable for as many as twenty players.