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54 minutes' duration. There is no off side play and no out of bounds.

In a large gymnasium or in certain circumstances, bounds may be used, the man touching the ball first putting it in play as follows: Have all the forwards stand at least ten feet from the man out of bounds and have him put the ball in play by scooping or knocking it into the field. The chief value of the game lies in the fact that no man has a more important position than any other on the team. As they become forwards and guards alternately, every man is afforded the same amount of exercise and the same opportunity to distinguish himself.

Rules published yearly in Spalding's Athletic Library, by American Sports Publishing Company, 16-18 Park Place, New York.

Divide the room into two equal parts by drawing a chalk line across the floor. This is called the Division Line.

About seven feet each side of this line draw shorter lines for the bases. If convenient, it might be well to draw these lines with colored chalk, or better still, have both division line and bases painted on the floor (black paint preferred) in lines from two to three inches in width. The space between the Jaases, separated by the division line, is called the "inside" of the base; beyond, where the players stand, "outside." For convenience the players are designated by colors (or numbers). If the class colors are pink and blue, one-half of the class play pink, the other blue.