Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1913 — GAME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GAME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Will Afford Much Quiet Fun and Amusement During the Winter Months. During the winter, when outdoor amusements are often not possible, any suggestions for new and easily arranged games that can be played at home are more than welcome. We give a sketch, therefore, illustrating a game that may be prepared in a few moments with articles we shall certainly find ready to hand at home, and out of which a great deal of

fun and amusement may be derived, and also it is a game in which several little friends can take part 'at the same time. A large sheet of brown paper or cardboard must be procured and marked into eight divisions in the manner shown in the diagram on the left of the illustration. In each of the squares so formed, a number must be written. The paper or cardboard is then laid perfectly flat upon the floor, against the wainscoting at one side of the room. The players stand at the opposite side and are each provided with two or three tennis balls (any other balls would do equally well) and in turn roll them across the floor with

the object of making them rest spon the highest number, or players can take It in turn to have half's dozen throws one after the other, and then reckon np the points they have scored. For instance, the score shown In the ■ketch Is twenty-three. Possibly a hundred may be the number agreed upon, and the first competitor who' gains thead points wins the game.