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Identifier: indoorgamessocia00bake (find matches)
Title: Indoor games and socials for boys
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Baker, G. Cornelius
Subjects: Games Boys
Publisher: New York (etc.) Association press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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les in the other camp, and to keep itfrom settling in their own. The same game can be played with a marbleon a table from which the table-cloth has beenremoved. In this case all sink their faces to thelevel of the table. (10) HANDS UP OR JENKINS UP In this game the company must divide, one halftaking seats on one side of the table, and the otherhalf on the other side; the players on one sidebeing called the guessers and those on theother side the hiders. A quarter or any smallcoin is produced, and the hiders must pass it fromhand to hand, under the table, so that those sittingopposite may not know who holds it. When it ishidden, one of the guessers cries out: ** Handsup! Immediately the hiders must raise theirclosed hands and slap them palms down on thetable; the guessers have then to find out whichhand holds the coin. This they do by pointingto one hand after another, and the hand so desig-nated must be raised. If the coin is found underany hand excej^t the last, the guessers win and
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o COMPETITIVE GAMES 35 the coin is passed to them. If, however, the coinis left in the last hand remaining on the table, thehiders keep it for another game. The side keep-ing the coin the longest wins. HOT AIR The contestants are placed on opposite sides ofa sheet, which is held on a level with their mouths.Each tries to blow a toy balloon over his oppo-nents head. (28) HORSEMEN This is a rough-and-tumble game for the boys,and must be played either outdoors or in a largebare room. Sides are chosen, the big boys takingthe small boys on their backs, carrying them * pick-a-back. The one carrying the boy is called thehorse and the other the rider. At a given signal the sides rush toward eachother, the horses trying to knock down the oppos-ing horses, and the riders trying to unhorse eachother. The game continues until a single horse andrider remain, and the side to which they belongwins the game. (1) INDOOR BASEBALL FOR PARLOR Divide the crowd into two groups, nine or moreon a side. Chalk

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