Games For Boys

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CHAPTER III TAG GAMES Ankle Tag In order to avoid being tagged, the man chased will catch and hold another player by the ankle. This player may be tagged unless he can either break the hold or get hold of another man's ankle. The ...
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CHAPTER III TAG GAMES Ankle Tag In order to avoid being tagged, the man chased will catch and hold another player by the ankle. This player may be tagged unless he can either break the hold or get hold of another man's ankle. The attempts of those caught to escape are rather amusing. Ball Tag In this variation the tagging is done entirely with a soft ball which may be either thrown or held in the hand. Chain Tag The men who are tagged by the man who is It join hands with him, making a long chain. Only the end men do the tagging, and in order to confine the runners to a reasonable territory and to give the " chain " a chance, a definite set of boundaries should be decided upon before the game starts. Cross Tag The man who is It selects a man to chase, and must keep after him until caught or until another player dashes between It and the runner. If this is done the man who is It now chases the man who crossed. The game proceeds with the players taking advantage of every opportunity to cross, thus changing the man who must be chased, and giving every one a chance to participate. Day And Night Half of the players are Days and the rest Nights. All mingle in any order desired over the playground, the Days being marked by wearing handkerchiefs tied on the arm, or by removing their hats. The director calls " Day " or " Night," sometimes calling the same word several times in succession, and then alternating. When he calls, " Day " the Days try to tag the Nights before the Nights can touch one hand tothe ground. When " Night" is called the Nights do the tagging. If a man is tagged he drops out of the game, the object being to eliminate the other side. Dizzy Izzy When a man is tagged he is Dizzy Izzy, and must put his hands on his knees and turn aroundt...
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  • ISBN-13: 9780559674242
  • Publisher: BiblioBazaar
  • Publication date: 12/9/2008
  • Pages: 280
  • Product dimensions: 8.00 (w) x 5.00 (h) x 0.59 (d)

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CHAPTER III TAG GAMES Ankle Tag In order to avoid being tagged, the man chased will catch and hold another player by the ankle. This player may be tagged unless he can either break the hold or get hold of another man's ankle. The attempts of those caught to escape are rather amusing. Ball Tag In this variation the tagging is done entirely with a soft ball which may be either thrown or held in the hand. Chain Tag The men who are tagged by the man who is It join hands with him, making a long chain. Only the end men do the tagging, and in order to confine the runners to a reasonable territory and to give the " chain " a chance, a definite set of boundaries should be decided upon before the game starts. Cross Tag The man who is It selects a man to chase, and must keep after him until caught or until another player dashes between It and the runner. If this is done the man who is It now chases the man who crossed. The game proceeds with the players taking advantage of every opportunity to cross, thus changing the man who must be chased, and giving every one a chance to participate. Day And Night Half of the players are Days and the rest Nights. All mingle in any order desired over the playground, the Days being marked by wearing handkerchiefs tied on the arm, or by removing their hats. The director calls " Day " or " Night," sometimes calling the same word several times in succession, and then alternating. When he calls, " Day " the Days try to tag the Nights before the Nights can touch one hand to the ground. When " Night" is called the Nights do the tagging. If a man is tagged he drops out of the game, the object being to eliminate the other side. Dizzy Izzy When a man is tagged he isDizzy Izzy, and must put his hands on his knees and turn aroundt...
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