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Title: The Book of Sports:
Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations,
Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering

Author: William Martin

Release Date: April 14, 2008 [EBook #25068]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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THE
BOOK OF SPORTS:

CONTAINING
OUT-DOOR SPORTS,
AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATIONS,
INCLUDING
GYMNASTICS, GARDENING & CARPENTERING,

For Boys and Girls.

BY

WILLIAM MARTIN,
AUTHOR OF "FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHY," "THE PARLOUR BOOK,"
"INTELLECTUAL CALCULATOR," ETC. ETC. ETC.

SECOND EDITION.

LONDON:
DARTON AND CO., HOLBORN HILL.

M.DCCC.LII.

J. WERTHEIMER AND CO., PRINTERS, FINSBURY CIRCUS.

[Illustration]

CONTENTS.

PREFACE vii

I. GAMES WITH MARBLES.
Ring Taw 9
Lag Out or Knock Out 10
Three Holes 12
Arches 13
Bonce-Eye 13
Sun and Planet Taw 15
Pyramid 19

II. GAMES FOR COLD WEATHER.
Prisoners' Base 21
Stag Out 22
Warning 23
Mouse in the Corner 23
King of the Castle 24
Hippas 24
Thread the Needle 24
Touch 25