The Boy's Modern Playmate: A Book of Sports, Games, and PastimesJohn George Wood Frederick Warne and Company, 1891 - 816 sider |
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Side 28
... less importance than batting ; still less must he fall into the habit of those half - hearted cricketers , unworthy of the name , who look upon all fielding as a bore . Let him bear this in mind , that " a run saved is a run gained ...
... less importance than batting ; still less must he fall into the habit of those half - hearted cricketers , unworthy of the name , who look upon all fielding as a bore . Let him bear this in mind , that " a run saved is a run gained ...
Side 30
... less degree , is in actual playing for runs . If sides be not to be had , the bat and ball had better be resigned to those who are less patient of advice , and a good spell taken at long - stopping or other fielding . Loose practice ...
... less degree , is in actual playing for runs . If sides be not to be had , the bat and ball had better be resigned to those who are less patient of advice , and a good spell taken at long - stopping or other fielding . Loose practice ...
Side 31
... less than twenty years ago was strictly confined to Rugby and our chief public schools . At the present day it has extended from its original source to the metropolis and every part of the country , and may be said to occupy the same ...
... less than twenty years ago was strictly confined to Rugby and our chief public schools . At the present day it has extended from its original source to the metropolis and every part of the country , and may be said to occupy the same ...
Side 32
... less than 27 inches , and not more than 28 inches . 2. The winners of the toss shall have the option of kick - off or choice of goals . The game shall be commenced by a place - kick from the centre of the ground in the direction of the ...
... less than 27 inches , and not more than 28 inches . 2. The winners of the toss shall have the option of kick - off or choice of goals . The game shall be commenced by a place - kick from the centre of the ground in the direction of the ...
Side 37
... less than five nor more than fifteen yards , and there put it down , first declaring how far he intends to walk out . 30. If two or more players holding the ball are pushed into touch , the ball shall belong in touch to the player who ...
... less than five nor more than fifteen yards , and there put it down , first declaring how far he intends to walk out . 30. If two or more players holding the ball are pushed into touch , the ball shall belong in touch to the player who ...
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Side 625 - These simple machines are the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw.
Side 61 - ... the right and left courts. On each side of the net, at a distance of 21 feet from it, and parallel with it, are drawn the service lines.
Side 766 - Italian player oi some eminence. Walker says this may be classed as the most brilliant and critical opening known, and recommends the student to play it at every opportunity ; he also throws out the warning that an incorrect move may irrecoverably lose the game. The defence is most difficult to discover in actual play.
Side 48 - In all match games, lines connecting the liome and first bases, and the home and third bases, and also the lines of the striker's and pitcher's positions, shall be marked by the use of chalk or other suitable material, so as to be distinctly seen by the umpire. The...
Side 765 - WHITE. BLACK. 1. P. tO K. 4. i. P. tO K. 4. 2. P. to KB 4. 2. P. takes P. 3. K. Kt. to B. 3- 3- P. to K. Kt. 4. 4. KB to QB 4. 4. K. Kt. P. advances.
Side 7 - When there shall be more than four players on a side, there shall be no bounds. All hits, byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed.
Side 650 - I can take it into another room and there fire spirits of wine with it. If while it is electrifying I put my finger, or a piece of gold which I hold in my hand, to the nail, I receive a shock which stuns my arms and shoulders.
Side 66 - ... decide similarly for the second game. The partner of the player who served in the first game shall serve in the third; the partner of the player who served in the second game shall serve in the fourth, and so on in the same order in all the subsequent games of a set.
Side 5 - Or, if with any part of his person he stop the ball, which, in the opinion of the umpire at the bowler's wicket, shall have been pitched in a straight line from it to the striker's wicket, and would have hit it.