02855cam a22003253u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000051001122450030001632640051001933000047002443360026002913370026003173380036003435000031003795050654004105080114010645201222011785340045024006530010024456530015024558560042024709990017025126129UtSlPG20260610133148.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGV1 aCalhoun, A. R.q(Alfred Rochefort),d1844-191210aHealthful Sports for Boys 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-07-010 aMarbles: how played -- Whip tops and top games -- Kites and how made -- Hoops, wheels and buzzers -- Let's go a-fishing -- Boating and canoeing -- Small sail boats -- How to swim -- Styles of swimming -- Things boys should know -- Curious rhymes for games -- Tag and bull in the ring -- All about leap frog -- Duck on the rock; cat -- Ball, bat and racket -- American baseball -- All about football -- Mumbly peg; hop scotch -- How to camp out -- Bicycles and lassoes -- Golf, hockey and shinny -- Skating; skiing; snow shoeing -- Coasting; tobogganing; sleds -- General athletics -- Cries; shouts; college yells -- Clever tricks -- Sleight-of-hand.  aProduced by Joshua Hutchinson, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Healthful Sports for Boys" by Alfred Rochefort is a practical guide to outdoor games and activities written in the early 20th century. The book serves as an instructional manual, detailing various games suitable for boys throughout different seasons, from marbles and whip tops in spring to skating and tobogganing in winter. The primary aim is to promote physical activity and social interaction among boys, advocating for healthy and wholesome sports as integral to their development.  The opening of the book introduces its purpose, emphasizing the importance of outdoor play in fostering character and creating joyous memories of childhood. It begins with a chapter on marbles, discussing their history, different types, and rules of various marble games, providing detailed descriptions that encourage boys to engage in friendly competition. The tone is nostalgic and instructional, inviting not only boys but also parents and guardians to understand the significance of these games in a boy’s upbringing and bonding. Overall, the book establishes a foundation for appreciating traditional childhood games while promoting health and happiness through active play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGames  aAmusements40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6129  c48151d48151