Basket-Ball

Game of very recent origin, intended as a substitute for football, chiefly in gymnasia and among girls. It may be played in any hall or out-of-doors; no limits of surface are prescribed, nor are the numbers engaged limited, although there are usually at least five and not over nine on a side. The ball, a large round one, inflated like a football, is to ed up in the middle of the playing surface, and each side then endeavors under certain rules to place it in the opponent's goal, which is a basket hung at the end of the field or hall. The players are allowed to throw the ball or bound it, but cannot run with it, strike it with the closed fist, or kick it; neither can they tackle, shoulder, push, or trip an opponent. One point is scored for the opponents upon any foul or violation of a rule; three points is the value of a goal. The score at the end of two twenty-minute halves decides the game.