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Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games

the square, the outposts quickly flee, the player who was hit as quickly as possible securing the ball and commanding all to stand. He then endeavors to strike the nearest outpost. All misses of the respective sides, centres and corners, may be scored with chalk marks at the respective places, three marks sufficing to oust a player. The party first out loses the game.

The game may also be played in such a manner that all outposts hit must enter the square, the last outpost, upon being hit, entering the square for a new game.

Indoor Cricket

Stand one Indian club at each end of the gymnasium. Make a spot with chalk one foot in front of each club, as "touch.' Six on a team is a good number. The batters (both from the same team) take their positions at either end of the gymnasium, with another Indian club apiece, placing one end in "touch."

(X) Touch club. (.) Wicket. (1) Batters (2) Bowlers. (3) Fielders.

The duty of the bowlers is to knock down the club at the other end of the gymnasium with an ordinary basket ball, an old one preferred. He must stand behind "touch" in bowling. The batter