Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Calhoun, A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) 1844 Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort Calhoun, Alfred R. Rochefort, Alfred Healthful Sports for Boys Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Marbles: how played -- Whip tops and top games -- Kites and how made -- Hoops, wheels and buzzers -- Let's go a-fishing -- Boating and canoeing -- Small sail boats -- How to swim -- Styles of swimming -- Things boys should know -- Curious rhymes for games -- Tag and bull in the ring -- All about leap frog -- Duck on the rock; cat -- Ball, bat and racket -- American baseball -- All about football -- Mumbly peg; hop scotch -- How to camp out -- Bicycles and lassoes -- Golf, hockey and shinny -- Skating; skiing; snow shoeing -- Coasting; tobogganing; sleds -- General athletics -- Cries; shouts; college yells -- Clever tricks -- Sleight-of-hand. Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Healthful Sports for Boys" by Alfred Rochefort is a practical guide to outdoor games and activities written in the early 20th century. The book serves as an instructional manual, detailing various games suitable for boys throughout different seasons, from marbles and whip tops in spring to skating and tobogganing in winter. The primary aim is to promote physical activity and social interaction among boys, advocating for healthy and wholesome sports as integral to their development. The opening of the book introduces its purpose, emphasizing the importance of outdoor play in fostering character and creating joyous memories of childhood. It begins with a chapter on marbles, discussing their history, different types, and rules of various marble games, providing detailed descriptions that encourage boys to engage in friendly competition. The tone is nostalgic and instructional, inviting not only boys but also parents and guardians to understand the significance of these games in a boy’s upbringing and bonding. Overall, the book establishes a foundation for appreciating traditional childhood games while promoting health and happiness through active play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Games Amusements GV Text Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Teaching & Education 278873 278730 2024-10-03T08:02:26.049117 2023-10-03T07:33:36.836147 text/html text/html 278866 278723 2024-10-03T08:02:26.309160 2023-10-03T07:33:37.001151 text/html text/html 174095 2024-10-03T08:02:33.040098 application/epub+zip 176342 2024-10-03T08:02:29.051137 application/epub+zip 171122 2024-10-03T08:02:27.875114 application/epub+zip 327028 2024-10-03T08:02:36.272079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299309 2024-10-03T08:02:32.341105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256896 2022-09-03T10:30:43.832764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248950 248858 2024-10-03T08:02:25.711151 2023-10-03T07:33:36.515158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 244006 2020-12-29T10:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93807 2020-12-29T10:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19422 2024-10-03T08:02:36.436067 application/rdf+xml 13096 2024-10-03T08:02:28.425117 image/jpeg 3596 2024-10-03T08:02:28.140116 image/jpeg 169644 2024-10-03T08:02:26.333132 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog