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30 when all holes are taken, one player will be left as "centre player or "it." He must now roll and push the ball from where it may have fallen, into the centre hole, with his stick, at the same time guarding against the other players who strive to direct the ball from its course, it being the duty of all players to prevent him from getting it into the centre ring or hole. Attacks on the ball are best guarded against by placing the stick in front of the ball so as to ward off the thrusts in its direction. Any player may leave his place to attack the ball, but as soon as the centre player spies a vacant hole he may abandon the ball and aim to place his stick in the vacant hole. The players who may have left their places will then scramble for holes (or rings), and one of their number will always be left as centre player. Such centre player then attempts to get the ball into the centre ring or hole. If successful, the game is begun over again. During the game any unoccupied ring or hole may, at any time, be taken by any player, and the more this is done the livelier and more interesting the game will be.

Conducted in the same manner as Club Hustle, page 47, excepting that a basket ball is used instead of an Indian club.

A rollicking hygienic game. Any number of players sit in a ring and throw a heavy medicine ball in any direction. The object is to throw with such force that the catcher is overbalanced and rolled backward to the floor. The legs must be kept before the body and not interlocked with another's.

An hygienic game simply. A large medicine ball is placed in a ring of players, who have their arms around each other's waists, the ball being lifted with the feet to position, is kept