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Rural School Leaflet. 



lime or even a row of stones, or a series of lines or marks scratched with 

 a stick or shoe. The base lines AB and CD should be longer than the 

 sidelines AC and BD. On small grounds or when playing across a road 

 the base lines should indeed be ver}^ much longer than the side lines. If 

 possible, the baselines should be 75 or 100 feet apart, or even more, for 

 older children but if this distance is not possible make it as great as con- 

 ditions permit. 



The "prisons" may consist of a post, a tree, a stone, or a space marked 

 in any suitable way. They must be located with careful judgment, 

 and, as the game progresses, it may be found necessar^^ to move them 

 nearer or further from the base line, further if it be found that prisoners 

 are being released with too great difficulty, and nearer if they are released 

 so easily that there is no chance for either side to win. If they are placed 

 from six to ten feet outside of the baseline, and well over toward the side 

 lines, they will probably be found satisfactory. After all, in laying 

 out the grounds people will have to use common sense and mark out 

 the areas to suit local needs and conditions. 



Home 



B 



Home 



D 



To Play the Game: 



I St. Choose sides; any number to a side, but there ought to be at 

 least four. 



2nd. The aim of the players is: 



(a) To make "nms." 



(b) To "capture" an enemy, i.e. a player on the opposite side. 



