Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 112 Calhoun, A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) 1844 1912 Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort Calhoun, Alfred R. Rochefort, Alfred Healthful Sports for Boys 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.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Games Amusements GV Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: How To ... Category: Sports/Hobbies 279049 2025-07-03T06:37:27.220567 text/html 278866 2025-01-09T21:57:33.503708 text/html 174168 2025-07-03T06:37:33.349521 application/epub+zip 176334 2025-07-03T06:37:29.649540 application/epub+zip 171111 2025-07-03T06:37:28.620542 application/epub+zip 326948 2025-07-03T06:37:36.242498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299309 2025-07-03T06:37:32.626506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256896 2022-09-03T10:30:43.832764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248950 2025-07-03T06:37:26.921543 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244006 2020-12-29T10:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17978 2025-07-03T06:37:36.366481 application/rdf+xml 13096 2025-07-03T06:37:29.098543 image/jpeg 3596 2025-07-03T06:37:28.858560 image/jpeg 93807 2020-12-29T10:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 169711 2025-07-03T06:37:27.242529 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog