Kicked Stick

Running game in which the contestants kick a billet of wood; extremely popular among the native tribes of the s.w. U. S.and n. Mexico. The course often extends for many miles. The game has a ceremonial and religious character, the sticks being marked with masculine and feminine symbols. It is of high antiquity; billets for it are found among the remains of the Cliff Dwellers. IMG:content-0946.png:[graphic]