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TIPPY-ON-THE-ROCK, A GAME ONCE PLAYED IN ALLEYS,
IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PLAYGROUNDS WERE FEW.
THE GAME WAS PLAYED WITH A CUT-OFF BROOMSTICK OF
WHICH ABOUT EIGHT INCES WAS SAWED OFF FOR THE TIPPY
AND THE REMAINDER USED AS A BAT. THE TIPPY WAS THEN
PLACED AT AN ANGLE ON A BRICK (ROCK), THEN TIPPED IN
THE AIR AND HIT WITH THE BAT. THE WINNER WAS DECIDED
BY COUNTING THE DISTANCE THAT THE TIPPY HAD FLOWN IN
FOOTSTEPS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Structure for dance, game, pastime, sport, drama, etc. |
Date learned: 11-29-1971