The sun., 1883-12-16
SOME GAMES OF MARBLES.
NOW THE GAMES or TO-DAY COMPARE
WITH THE GAMES OF THE PlsE
The Buirs Rins-Ths Yankee Game-The
stnnd-up RinG - The Pa,erson or Fat
Game MiE.in-s-lIole-The Game Of Fol-
leriu's-Fen Dubbs aud Fen Evrrythinas

stand-up Hing - The Patterson or Fat
Game -MiG.in-s-Hole-The Game Of Fol-
ierin's-Fen Dubbs aud Fen Everythinas.
Crack marble players Of years ago would
now watch game OF marbles with great In
terest. Such expressions us Cheese 1t. Jimmy.
Leave der migs erlone. None or yer swpin' in
this game" would attract their attention. They
indicate that a boy Is trying to steal tho mar
bles out OF the ring while his companions have
their backs turned. Such words as histin's."
"roundins" clearin's." knuckelin's." "fsn
everythings" "fcn grlndn's." fon swpin's."
fen punchin's" fen dubbs." tribs.' and
fen babyin's." are used at frequent inter-
vals. The ways OF holding n marble
have not been changed. Many OF tue
best players now shoot scrumpy knuckled."
They hold the marble on the first joint OF the
first finger with the nail of the thumb behind
it. BY giving quick flip 1t goes on its way
| with great steadiness. Some boys squeeze the
marble between tho thumb and forellngcr, wet
ting it occasionally to give 1t force. Some shoot
by holding the marble between the eIads OF the
first finger and thumb. The most popular
way is to hold the three smaller fingers closed.
with the thumb under the second finger The
marble is then laid betwscn the first and sec.
| ond joints OF the second finger, aud against
| the first Joint OF tho thumb The top Of the
| first finger Is then placed against 1t to hold 1t
in position. The thumb shoots ont from its
position with great force. sending the marble
S;ss thirty o5ty a marbles os men
think OF money, IL they lose dozen marbles
they feel us had rs Wall street operator who
| loses thousands oi dollars on a turn.
The bulls ring" is IN old game popular., to-
day, Tho ring Is three feet in diameter Tho
OF the ring or. put in a hole in the ground.
about two inches in diameter and one and
he puts in an agate. which is equal TO from
three to ten marbles. according to its beauty.
size. and value Other PLAYERS sometimes so net put
the game has the first shot. provided he is big
in case Of a dispute. He knuckles down on
mark and shoots for the bunch in the ring.
or alley which he he uses @ remains in tho ring. he
% entitled tie to the mHres kp9ssGd be- % out t. pro
S sf'ss sSs other p payer viii shout s 70 F"y
dubbs." and hS gets, but one marble, In either
case he is allowed to shoot as long as he
sending % f his own @ mai marble over M the @ ino II his
shooter goes out the, next player takes his
Frequently player shouts " Histin's.", or
hoistings." and is allowed TO rest his hand on
position pos % he frequently m ge,s better shot. He
can send the marble with more force. as he can
gain momentum by bendinr MS arm or knee u
jabbng his shooter into the bunch and scatter
ing the marbles. ..,,
with. 1t IS larger and heavier than the usual
run Of marbles 1t is from three to four inches
Oh ouaees. sons ." the s asass are @ also owe very VI large
and heavy. When there is u large number Of
in the r sxass are in
all the marbles are knocked out OF the ring. A
good player can skin game" or knock
This S%s ring zane is played more than
is also n fnvorite 1t is played in IL ring about
foot in diameter s,Taeht limo is dramn raH
il"S tue number % Of plasors 4 two $rs Folns to to
right and one on the lett hand side of the ring
II there are more than two players or the game,
around % the the ring W and nd on nj the cross ines. M Tie
line or tie" is marked about dozen feet iron,
shoo's I II he knocks % any Q, the marbles out The he
shoots again. and so on until he misses. The
second player then takes his turn. II thnre
is n good opportunity he shoots at tho first
taxes ali the, marIles knocked from the
ond time. shooting from the position assumed
II Rs n rame and there is one % less to sht against It.
He then shoots for, the marbles in tho ring.
shot at hm s Tns rd I pysrs s Hsi policy isr
far fen the W. n4 hs esGna @ %
marbles or the marbles in the ring. the rule
compels him to send his marble across the
ring. In 40 doing he gets as far away from the
others rs possible. SO rs to force thcm tn n long
shot The other players are equally as wary.
They Law for each other until one ventures n
shot The game is thus played until only one
Knocked from the ring The players combine
against the one who has Knocked the most
marbles from the ring. and he hard pressed,
knock the last staked marble from tho ring.
thus insurng all that ne has won,,, The game
may win the marbles ana lose them again be-
fore it closes. The player who gets put out
the one who gets put out second is next to The
The stand up ring" ia not played as fire.
luently ;ts two or three years ago. A two-foot
from 2 house or a fence; The marbles are
and sand up to shoot. They hold their shoot.
eye, and on line wit the marbles in the ring
It Is like taking aim with pistol; II they
hey srs aoWea @l" another Shot and % SO un
they make n miss. This game does not last
long. The PLAYERS shoot in turns. as in most oi
The Paterson or Fat game is played in nn oh.
long ring marked on the ground. II gets its
each end oi tho "iIipse. Ii there are more than
on g lin line With the ones at tie ends Of tho ci
lipse.. The game is then played the same as
the "Ynnkee." except that IL a plnyers shooter
is hit the second time it does not force hin
from the game 1t only gives the successful
shot another chance. One player can lay fol
another. and. If he hits him. take tho marble.
he has won from him.
A game that is played more for fun thnn fol
marbles is the Mig g-in-a- Hole" In this game
three holes narrower at the bottom than nt til.
top. SO that marble can roll out if shot will
too much force. are dug IN the ground abou
three feet apart and on Il strnightIine The frs
player knuckles down at tho hole on sithe
end. and shoots for the hole in the centre. /
he goes in he ls allowed to take II span the
length Of his hand on tho opposite side Of til,
hole and to shoot from the span. He shoots iol
the next lioio and So until he misses, Thci
the next player shoots. Ii he goes In the cent 4,
hole. and the first players shooter is n.nl
( enough. he takes n span and shoots n hi
marble IL the marble Is hit he is allowed /,
, place his own marble in the next hole. II the,
: ARE playing for marble le wins ono whenever
! he hits tho others shooter, He then takes I
back for the centre hole. II he misses this th,
9 next player takes his turn with better or wors'
game Is TO get king" first WHEN is done b,
. going bnck ward and forward in tho holos thr.,
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