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HORSE
HORSE IS A GAME PLAYED WITH A BASKETBALL AND HOOP BY TWO OR MORE
PERSONS. EACH PERSON TAKES A SHOT IN ROTATION FROM ANYWHERE ON THE
COURT. IF A PERSON MAKES HIS SHOT, EACH SUCCEEDING PLAYER MUST MAKE
THE SAME TYPE OF SHOT FROM THE SAME POSITION UNTIL SOMEONE MISSES OR
THE ROTATION COMES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SHOTMAKER. IF A PLAYER
MISSES A FOLLOWUP SHOT, HE IS ASSIGNED A LETTER FROM THE WORD HORSE,
FIRST AN 'H', THEN AN 'O', ETC., UNTIL THE PLAYER MISSES FIVE SHOTS
TO SPELL OUT THE WORD HORSE, WHEREUPON HE IS OUT OF THE GAME. THE
LAST REMAINING PLAYER WINS THE GAME. THIS WAS A POPULAR GAME I
LEARNED WHILE I WAS GROWING UP, AND WAS PLAYED IN BACKYARDS, AND
SCHOOL GYMS, AND ON PLAYGROUNDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: CA00001967
GAME
THIS GAME IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE GAME OF FOOTBALL, PLAYED ON A
TABLE OR DESK WITH A PIECE OF PAPER FOLDED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE A
RIGHT TRIANGLE SHAPE, WITH THE SIDES ABOUT TWO INCHES LONG. THE
'FOOTBALL' IS PUSHED ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE TABLE BY HITTING IT
WITH THE PLAYER'S HAND, EACH PLAYER HITTING IT ONCE AT A TIME IN
ROTATION. A TOUCHDOWN IS SCORED BY HAVING THE FOOLTBALL HANG OVER
THE OPPOSITE EDGE WITHOUT FALLING OFF. A FIELD GOAL MAY BE ATTEMPTED
AFTER AN OPPONENT KNOCKS THE BALL OFF THE TABLE THREE TIMES WITHOUT
EITHER PLAYER SCORING. FIELD GOALS OR EXTRA POINTS ARE MADE BY
KNOCKING THE BALL THROUGH THE UP-RAISED HANDS OF THE OPPONENT. I
LEARNED THIS GAME WHILE I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL AND HAVE FOUND PEOPLE
WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT AT PLACES I'VE WORKED AND AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF DETROIT CAMPUS. I HAVE PLAYED IT DURING LUNCH PERIOD AND STUDY
HALL IN HIGH SCHOOL, DURING LUNCH BREAK AT WORK, AND AT THE U-D
RATHSKELLAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: CA00001973
A JEWISH GAME IS CALLED DREIDEL. A DREIDEL IS A TOP MADE FROM CLAY.
THE DREIDEL HAS FOUR SIDES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT HEBREW NUMBER.
EACH HEBREW NUMBER HAS A DIFFERENT VALUE. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS
TO SPIN THE DREIDEL AND GET THE HIGHEST SCORE
Submitter comment:
LEARNED IN BROOKLYN,, NEW YORK
ALSO SEE MY ITEM NUMBER THREE FOR A RELATED VERSE
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BROOKLYN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
HIDE THE MATZAH
MATZAH IS UNLEAVENED BREAD
THE MATZAH IS PUT IN A LITTLE POUCH AND HID SOMEWHERE IN THE HOUSE.
ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE MUST LOOK FOR IT. THE ONE WHO FINDS IT
GETS TO EAT THE MATZAH AND RECEIVES A PRIZE
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BROOKLYN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hiding Searching Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
UNWRITTEN RULE OF RUGBY.
THE HOMETEAM MUST THROW A PARTY AFTER THE GAME WHICH
ALWAYS INCLUDES BEER AND MAYBE FOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
UNWRITTEN RULE OF RUGBY
WHEN THE GAME IS OVER, IT IS OVER. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO BE
A RUGBY PLAYER THAN TO BE ON A WINNING TEAM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
RUGBY PARTY GAME
OBJECT:
TAKE TEN PEOPLE AND ARRANGE THEM LIKE BOWLING PINS ON A BEER
SOAKED FLOOR. SLIDE A HUMAN BOWLING BALL TOWARDS THE PACK.
THE SCORE IS KEPT IN THE SAME WAY AS IN BOWLING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
RUGBY PARTY GAMES
EQUIPMENT: TWO GROCERY CARTS, TWO POOL CUES, ONE BARROOM
OBJECT:
ONE MAN IS PLACED IN EACH CART, AND ANOTHER PUSHES THE CART.
THE PLAYERS TRY TO BEAT EACH OTHER INTO SUBMISSION BY
RUSHING AT EACH OTHER AND POKING EACH OTHER WITH THE POOL
CUES.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS GAME, AND IS USUALLY PLAYED BY THE DUMBER
MEN ON THE SQUAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
PICKLE
PICKLE IS AN OUTSIDE GAME. THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 6 PEOPLE
INVOLVED. TWO PEOPLE WITH BASEBALL MITTS ARE THE CATCHERS AND THEY
STAND AT A BASE, OF WHICH THERE ARE TWO. THE BASES ARE PLACED
APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 FEET APART. THE OTHER PLAYERS ARE
RUNNERS, THEY STAND ON THE BASES AND TRY TO RUN BETWEEN THEM
WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT. THE CATCHERS THROW A BALL BETWEEN
THEMSELVES AND TRY TO PICK OFF THE RUNNER, WHO MUST BE TOUCHING
THE BASE WHEN NOT RUNNING. THE RUNNER CAN DECIDE TO RUN AT WILL,
BUT SOMETIMES HE IS CAUGHT IN A PICKLE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TWO
CATCHERS THROW THE BALL BETWEEN THEM WHILE THE RUNNER TRIES TO
ESCAPE. IF HE IS TAGGED, HE BECOMES A CATCHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 00001950S
DRINKING-BOB
THIS DRINKING GAME IS TO BE PLAYED WHILE WATCHING THE BOB NEWHART
SHOW. EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAYS "BOB," YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE
A DRINK OF BEER. FOR SOME REASON BOB'S NAME IS SAID A LOT AND YOU
CAN GET PRETTY DRUNK PLAYING IT.
Submitter comment:
I HAPPENED TO PLAY IT ONCE AND THEY SAID "BOB" OVER FIFTY TIMES
IN ONE HALF-HOUR.
Where learned: ENGLAND ; CAMBRIDGE
James Callow Keyword(s): TELEVISION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 07-00-1982
BEER-HUNTER
THIS DRINKING GAME REQUIRES A SIX-PACK WITH THE OLD PULL TABS.
THERE IS TO BE ONE BEER FOR EVERY PLAYER. PLACE THEM IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE GROUP, BUT TAKE ONE AND SHAKE IT UP REAL GOOD. PUT IT BACK
IN THE PILE AND MIX THEM AROUND SO THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHICH CAN IS
THE "LOADED" ONE. AT EACH PLAYER'S TURN HE TAKES A BEER OUT OF THE
PILE AND HOLDS IT UP TO THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD WITH THE OPENING
FACING HIM. HE THEN PULLS THE TAB AND IF IT WAS THE "LOADED" BEER
HE GETS DRENCHED, BUT IF IT WAS A SAFE ONE THEN HE HAS TO CHUG IT.
THE GAME CONTINUES UNTIL ALL THE BEERS ARE GONE.
Submitter comment:
THIS GAME GETS ITS NAME FROM AN EPISODE IN THE MOVIE "THE DEER-
HUNTER" WHERE A GROUP OF PRISONERS OF WAR WERE FORCED TO PLAY
RUSSIAN ROULETTE AQAINST EACH OTHER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): "THE DEERHUNTER," A MOVIE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
WALES-TALES
THIS DRINKING GAME STARTS OUT WITH A NUMBER OF PLAYERS WHO ALL
HAVE A BEER. ONE OF THE PLAYERS IS THE "PRIN" (FOR THE PRINCE
OF WALES). HE BEGINS THE GAME BY RECITING THIS FORMULA:
I GOTTA GAME, I GOTTA GAME
BY THE P AND (THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS MINUS THE PRIN)
BY THE P AND (#)
BY THE S-W-T, BY THE S-W-T
(AND THEN HE SAYS A NUMBER)
THE PLAYER WHO IS SITTING THAT MANY PLACES TO THE LEFT OF THE
PRIN THEN ANSWERS "NAY". THE PRIN QUESTIONS "WHO", AND THE PLAYER
REPLIES WITH ANOTHER NUMBER. THE PLAYER WITH THAT NUMBER THEN
SAYS "NAY" AND IS QUESTIONED "WHO" BY THE FIRST PLAYER AND SO ON.
TO CALL ON THE PRIN YOU SAY "PRIN" INSTEAD OF A NUMBER.
THE ROUND CONTINUES UNTIL SOMEONE MESSES UP. THAT PERSON
MUST DRINK AND THEN HE BECOMES THE NEW PRIN. AT ANY TIME BETWEEN
ROUNDS A PLAYER MAY CALL "TABLE-DRINK" AND THEN EVERYONE
MUST TAKE A DRINK. SINCE THIS IS A GENTLEMAN'S GAME, SWEARING
AND POINTING WITH THE FINGERS ARE NOT ALLOWED OR ELSE YOU MUST
TAKE A DRINK. IF THE PRIN MESSES UP WHEN RECITING THE FORMULA, THEN
HE MUST TAKE A DRINK AND START ALL OVER. IF A PLAYER RESPONDS
WRONG, RESPONDS WHEN IT WASN'T HIS NUMBER, OR TAKES TOO LONG TO
RESPOND, THEN HE HAS TO DRINK, AND A NEW ROUND STARTS. IF A PLAYER
SAYS THAT SOMEONE HAS MADE A MISTAKE, BUT HE IS WRONG THEN HE
MUST DRINK DUE TO "FALSE ACCUSATION".
WHEN THIS GAME GETS TOO EASY, THE PRIN MAY CALL VARIATIONS
OF IT INSTEAD OF S-W-T (STANDARD WALES TALES).
C-W-T : THE SAME AS S-W-T EXCEPT THIS TIME THE PLAYERS
ARE COUNTED COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
R-W-T : INSTEAD OF THE PRIN BEING A FIXED PERSON, IT "ROVES"
WITH EACH CALL. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE PRIN INITIALLY CALLED ON
PLAYER THREE, THEN PLAYER THREE BECOMES THE NEW PRIN AND
THE PLAYER HE CALLS ON IS COUNTED FROM HIM RATHER THAN
FROM THE ORIGINAL PRIN, AND SO ON.
C-R-W-T : LIKE R-W-T EXCEPT COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 09-00-1979
BEER MONOPOLY
THIS DRINKING GAME IS A VARIATION ON MONOPOLY. AT THE START OF THE
GAME, A BEER IS PLACED IN THE CENTER OF THE BOARD, THIS IS THE
"JAIL-BEER". WHENEVER SOMEONE LANDS IN JAIL THEY HAVE TO TAKE
THE JAIL-BEER AND FINISH IT BEFORE THEY CAN GET OUT.
WHENEVER A PLAYER LANDS ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY, THE OWNER HAS
THE OPTION OF MAKING HIM PAY RENT OR MAKING HIM CHUG A BEER. IF
A PLAYER LANDS ON FREE-PARKING THEN HE CAN MAKE EVERYONE ELSE DRINK.
AT ANY TIME BETWEEN TURNS A PLAYER CAN CALL "TABLE-DRINK" AND
EVERYONE HAS TO TAKE A DRINK.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 03-00-1981
THIS GAME COMBINES HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH KICK-THE-CAN. THERE
WOULD BE A CAN WHICH IS "HOME", AND WHEN THE PERSON WHO WAS
"IT" WOULD FIND SOMEONE, IT WOULD BE A RACE BACK TO THE
CAN TO SEE WHO COULD KICK IT FIRST. IF THE ONE WHO IS "IT"
KICKS IT FIRST, THEN THE HIDER IS OUT, AND IF THE HIDER KICKS
IT FIRST, THEN THE SEEKER IS OUT AND THE HIDER BECOMES THE SEEKER.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hiding Searching Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 10-00-1982
DRINKING CHECKERS
FOR THIS DRINKING GAME, ONE SETS UP A CHECKER BOARD EXCEPT
THAT THE CHECKERS ARE SHOT GLASSES. USUALLY THEY HAVE
PEPPERMINT SCHNAPPS IN THEM WITH ONE HAVING A LITTLE FOOD
COLORING ADDED IN ORDER TO TELL THE SIDES APART. WHENEVER
YOU JUMP ONE OF THE OTHER GUY'S PIECES AND CAPTURE IT, YOU MUST
DRINK THE SHOT. IN THE EVENT OF A CHECKER BEING KINGED
THE SCHNAPPS IS REPLACED BY SOMETHING A LITTLE STRONGER
SUCH AS SOUTHERN COMFORT OR JACK DANIELS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
PICKLE
YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE PLAYERS FOR THIS GAME. TWO PEOPLE WITH
MITTS ARE CATCHERS. THEY THROW THE BALL BACK AND FORTH LIKE
THEY'RE PLAYING CATCH. WHILE THEY'RE THROWING IT, THE RUNNERS
TRY TO RUN FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER BEFORE THE CATCHERS CAN
CATCH THE BALL AND TAG THEM. THE FIRST RUNNER TO TAG BASE THE
NUMBER OF TIMES DECIDED UPON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME
(USUALLY 25 TO 35) GETS TO BE THE NEW CATCHER AND CHOOSE WHOMEVER HE
WANTS TO BE THE OTHER CATCHER. MM
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY RUNNERS THERE ARE. THEY CAN ALL RUN AT
THE SAME TIME, BUT THE MORE THERE ARE THE EASIER IT IS FOR THE
CATCHERS TO TAG SOMEONE. A RUNNER IS OUT WHEN HE HAS BEEN TAGGED
THREE TIMES. MM
THE GAME IS CALLED "PICKLE" BECAUSE RUNNERS OFTEN GET CAUGHT IN THE
MIDDLE AND MUST TRY RUNNING EACH WAY MANY TIMES UNTIL ONE OF THE
CATCHERS EITHER TAGS THEM OR MISSES THE BALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS
THE RUNNER IS SAID TO BE IN A "PICKLE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 11-00-1982
"HI, BOB" DRINKING GAME
A DRINKING GAME CALLED "HI BOB" INVOLVES A GROUP WATCHING RE-RUNS
OF A BOB NEWHART SHOW. EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAYS "HI" ON THE SHOW,
EVERYONE MUST TAKE A SIP OF BEER. EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAYS "HI BOB",
THE ENTIRE CAN MUST BE FINISHED. THE PERSON LEFT STANDING AFTER
THE HALF-HOUR SHOW IS OVER IS DECLARED THE WINNER.
Submitter comment:
"HI, BOB" WAS COLLECTED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT CAMPUS, BUT
IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED ON CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wit Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: CA00001970S
CHRISTMAS FOOD TRADITION
AT CHRISTMAS TIME, EVERYONE PARTICIPATES IN AN EGG FIGHT TO FIND
THE YEAR'S CHAMPION (COLORED EGGS AND LEMON PIES ARE MADE TWO DAYS
IN ADVANCE).
Submitter comment: ITEM WAS LEARNED IN MINNESOTA BUT COLLECTED IN DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BOTSFORD GRADE SCHOOL ; CLARENCEVILLE DISTRICT
Date learned: 11-00-1982
THE GAME OF JACKS
PARTS: 10 OR MORE JACKS AND A SMALL RUBBER BALL.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: TWO OR MORE, BUT NOT MORE THAN 12.
OBJECT OF GAME: TO BE THE ONLY PLAYER TO FINISH THE GAME OF JACKS.
RULES: THIS GAME CAN BE PLAYED ON ANY FLAT SURFACE.
TWO OR MORE CHILDREN CAN PLAY THE GAME.
HOWEVER, THE GAME IS RATHER COMPLEX IF MORE THAN 12 PLAYERS PLAY.
THE FIRST STEP IN JACKS IS TO DECIDE WHO GOES FIRST.
ACCORDING TO AGE, THE YOUNGEST PLAYER GOES FIRST
AND THE ELDEST PLAYER GOES LAST.
THE FIRST PLAYER PUTS HIS HANDS TOGETHER,
AND LEVEL WITH THE PLAYING SURFACE, BUT AT LEAST
A FOOT OR SO OFF THE GROUND.
THE BACKS OF HIS HANDS ARE FACING HIM.
THE SECOND PLAYER PILES THE JACKS ON THE BACKS OF THE FIRST
PLAYER,S HAND
THE FIRST PLAYER THEN DROPS HIS HANDS AND THE JACKS FALL.
NOW THE OPPONENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO SPY A LOSS OF TURN FOR THE
FIRST PLAYER.
IF ANY JACKS ARE STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER, THE OPPONENTS
YELL OUT, "STACKS."
THE FIRST PLAYER WOULD LOSE HIS TURN TO PLAY.
IF ANY OF THE JACKS ARE TOUCHING ONE ANOTHER, THE
OPPONENTS WOULD YELL OUT, "TOUCHIES."
MEANING THAT THE FIST PLAYER LOSES HIS TURN.
IF NO RULES ARE BROKEN, THE FIRST PLAYER TAKES A SMALL
RUBBER BALL AND BOUNCES IT.
BEFORE HE CATCHES THE BALL, HE MUST GRASP OR SWIPE ONE JACK
AND SAY, "ONEZIES."
THEN, BEFORE THE BALL REACHES THE PLAYING SURFACE, HE
MUST CATCH THE BALL OR HE LOSES THAT TURN.
IF THIS IS DONE CORRECTLY BY PLAYER NUMBER ONE, THE PLAYER HAS
NOT LOST HIS TURN AND MAY PLAY AGAIN.
THIS TIME HE MUST GRASP TWO JACKS AND YELL OUT, "TWOZIES."
THE FIRST PLAYER MUST PLAY IN THIS FASHION UNTIL HE EITHER
HAS LOST HIS TURN OR GAINED THE ABILITY TO GRASP 10 JACKS.
UPON GRASPING 10 JACKS AND YELLING "TENZIES," THE PLAYER NOW
MUST GRASP 9 JACKS, THEN 8 JACKS, UNTIL HE HAS
GRASPED ONE JACK CORRECTLY. UPON DOING SO HE HAS WON THE GAME.
BECAUSE IT IS SO EASY TO LOSE A TURN IN THIS GAME, IT IS
A VERY RARE THING FOR A PLAYER TO WIN THE GAME
WITHOUT THE OTHER PLAYERS GETTING A CHANCE TO PLAY.
SO IN SUMMARY IF THE FIRST PLAYER LOSES HIS TURN, THE SECOND
PLAYER MUST TRY TO GRASP AS MANY JACKS WITHOUT ERROR AS HE
CAN. IF HE FAILS SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS GAME, THEN IT IS
THE THIRD PLAYER,S CHANCE AND SO ON.
Submitter comment:
I FOUND OUT THAT THIS GAME IS PLAYED ON THE PORCHES OF HOMES
IN THE DETROIT AREA MOST OF THE SUMMER TIME.
THE GAME IS USUALLY PLAYED BY YOUNG GIRLS, BUT THIS DOES
NOT MEAN THAT YOUNG BOYS CAN NOT PLAY THE GAME.
I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT FROM THIS INFORMANT THAT MORE RULES ARE
ADDED IF THE GAME IS PLAYED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE SITTING.
ALTHOUGH OTHERS MAY KNOW DIFFERENT RULES TO THIS GAME, THE RULES
MUST BE STATED BEFORE THE GAME IS TO BEGIN.
ALSO THE PARTS FOR THE GAME, THE JACKS AND THE BALL,
MAY BE PURCHASED AT ANY DRUG STORE OR GAME STORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse SPEECH -- Formula |
WATER GAME
PARTS: SEVERAL SPOONS, EGGS, PEANUTS OR CHESTNUTS, AND A WHISTLE.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: SIX OR MORE, BUT NOT MORE THAN TWELVE.
OBJECT OF GAME: FOR ONE TEAM TO GET MORE POINTS THAN ITS OPPONENT
TEAM IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
RULES: THE PLAYERS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO TEAMS.
ONE PLAYER BESIDES THE TEAM PLAYERS IS CHOSEN AS A REFEREE. A SWIM
COACH CAN ALSO BE THE REFEREE.
THE REFEREE REMAINS OUT OF THE WATER.
THE TWO TEAMS GATHER AT ONE END OF A SWIMMING POOL.
A SPOON IS GIVEN TO EACH PLAYER.
EACH PLAYER ALSO RECEIVES SOME OBJECT.
THIS OBJECT IS USUALLY AN EGG OR A CHESTNUT.
PEANUTS HAVE BEEN USED BEFORE ALSO.
THE REFEREE TELLS THE PLAYERS WHAT STYLE SWIMMING STROKE IS TO
BE USED.
ALL OF THE PLAYERS MUST ADHERE TO THIS STYLE STROKE
WHEN PLAYING THE GAME.
THE PLAYERS LINE UP IN A READY POSITION WITH THE SPOONS IN THEIR
MOUTHS. BALANCED ON EACH SPOON IS THE OBJECT.
THE PLAYERS MUST SWIM TO THE OTHER END OF THE POOL AND BACK WITHOUT
DROPPING THE OBJECT OFF THE SPOON.
THE SIGNAL FOR THEM TO GO IS GIVEN BY THE REFEREE.
HE BLOWS A WHISTLE.
WHEN THE PLAYERS GET BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE, POINTS ARE GIVEN
TO THE TEAMS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY SWAM
THE LENGTH WITH THE OBJECT BALANCED ON THE SPOON IN THEIR MOUTHS.
EACH DOUBLE LENGTH SWAM IS ONE MATCH.
BOTH TEAMS PLAY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MATCHES, THEN THE GAME IS OVER.
Submitter comment:
MRS. ST. AMOUR TOOK SWIMMING LESSONS AT THE DETROIT ATHLETIC CLUB
DURING HER 7, 8, AND 9 GRADE YEARS IN GRADE SCHOOL.
AT THAT TIME SPECIAL PERMISSION HAD TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE SCHOOL
PRINCIPLE.
HER SWIM COACH WAS THE, NOW NATIONALY KNOWN, MATT MANN.
BESIDES LESSONS AND SPORTS, THE STUDENTS HAD FREE TIME TO SWIM,
THIS WAS KNOWN AS OPEN SWIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Water Ice Snow |
Date learned: 12-03-1982