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100 1 _aCalhoun, A. R.
_q(Alfred Rochefort),
_d1844-1912
245 1 0 _aHealthful Sports for Boys
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-07-01
505 0 _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.
508 _aProduced by Joshua Hutchinson, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGames
653 _aAmusements
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6129
999 _c48151
_d48151