oolroom._

_Bean bags; gas ball._

The class stands in a circle around the room, each half constituting a
team with a leader at one end. On a desk in the center of the room is
placed a waste-paper basket. The game consists in throwing a bean bag
or a ball (large, light gas ball preferable) into the basket, the
teams alternating their turns. There is no interference, but an umpire
stands in the center who returns the ball to the next player after
each throw. The leaders throw first and each player in turn
thereafter. Each time the ball lodges in the basket it scores one for
the team throwing. A bean bag lodged on the edge of the basket scores
as a goal. A player may throw but once at each turn. The game may be
limited by time, the team winning which has the highest score at the
end of ten or fifteen minutes; or it may end when each player has had
a turn. The former method leads to quicker and more expert play, which
should be encouraged.

CRISS-CROSS GOAL

_10 to 60 players._

_Schoolroom._

The class is divided into two teams. Each team is divided into two
lines, which stand facing each other, as shown in the diagram.

A waste basket is placed on the teacher's desk or hung higher if
possible in the front of the room. Each team has one bean bag.

Player No. 1 holds the bean bag in each team.

At a signal each No. 1 tosses his bag to No. 2, No. 2 to No. 3, and so
it continues to pass in a zigzag line till it reaches No. 14. No. 14,
on receiving the bag, tries to throw it into the basket. If he misses,
he runs forward, picks up the bag, runs back to his place, and tries
again; he continues trying until he or his opponent gets a bag in,
which event finishes the inning.

The team in which No. 14 first receives the bag, scores three points;
and the team making the goal first scores one; so one team may score
four, or one three, and the other one, point. The team wins which has
the highest score at the end of the playing time.

[Illustration: Diagram: CRISS-CROSS GOAL]

If the distance from the basket seems too long, No. 14 may come
forward a given distance to a chalk line and throw from that.

In order to pass around the privilege of throwing goal, the goal
thrower in one game passes down to the other end of the line, the line
moves up one place, and the next player in order throws for the goal
in the next game. When every one in one line has thrown for goal, the
privilege passes to the other line.

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