The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-07
STILL ANOTHER NEW GAME.

Pin Hockey, Payed Win Four Men, Is
Fopu ar In los on Athletic Circles.
From the Boston Herald.
| The very latest game intended to
| combine the elements Of active but not
! eXhausting exercise and the employ
| ment of a certain amount of individual
| excellence in competition is called pin
hockey, and, so far a known, is only
played in the gymnasium Of the Prov
( idcnce, f. L., Athletic association
! where II has proved to be highly pop
! ular with the members. Gymnasium
| Director Doldt is given the credit for
making up the game and introducing
/ II. lie is an excellent player himself.
| ana is continually making improve
| ments.
| Pin hockey In many respects resam-
bles rink polo. being played with the
same kind of ball and sticks. but the
method of scoring is radically differ-
ent and the opportunities are more
| numerous In rink polo and basket
pail there is but one way to score a
! goal, by driving the ball into the cage
IN the hrst instance and by throwing
II into suspended basket in the sec
| ond. Whichever side scores the most
| goals within an agreed length of time
wins, but In pin hockey whichever side
makes IL points first wins. The game
more interesting with eight. The
held' so to speak, is laid out upon
the Hoor OF the gymnasium. Upon dots
are placed small Indian clubs. with
which all well-appointed gymnasiums
are supplied. They fill the same office
as pins In bowling; in fact. should the
game reach any proportion in it's de-
velopment it is likely that candle pins
VIII be substituted for the Indian
clubs. The latter were naturally taken
In the crude development Of the game.
The purpose Of the play is to knock
down the pins of the opposing team
with the ball struck by the polo stick.
which seems to be an easy thing to do.
but which In reality is quite difficult.
II the pins are struck fair or hard
they are sure to 60 down. but II is as
tonlShing, sometimes, how much room
there is above and on both sides OF
them. especially when a player has to
play quick TO prevent an opponent
getting the ball, and so does not have
time TO properly gauge the stroke and
direction of the drive. Then, too. the
pins are not set tightly together. but
Just Tar enough apart to permit the
BAH 10 pass through, and as the han
dies OF the clubs are smaller than the
Dodles a ball can be driven between
them without knocking them down.
There Is no positive rule Of distance
in setting out the field" Vt being nat
urally regulated by the amount of
floor space at the command of the
players. The larger the field, of course
the more difficult II is to score. AL
though at the same time there is a
great opportunity for open play and
chance 10 move around. If the avail
able space is small one hin can be set
up in place of two, rendering it harder
TO score, for If either or both pins are
Knocked down in the double pin game
II counts for one, making the chances
of scoring substantially double that
Of a single pin
The players, stick in hand stand by
their pins to guard them from disas-
ter, and they can be guarded from the
attack of the ball by either stick or
body the same as by the goal tend I'm
rink polo. He not only can guard his
own pins, but also those of any one Of
MS team who may have left his I'M |
protected in pursuit of the bali.
Play opens with the toss of a coin.
the winner of the call" then placing |
the ball In the center and driving il TO |
one OF his partners with such a, degree |
of force as he may see fit TO emnIov |
Generally 1t is a light knock, and with |
an effort not to indicate in advance Ia |
his rivals just to which partner he win |
send IL. He is not permitted TO make |
a drive from his opponents pins al /
this time. Then the game goes along |
as fast as possible and very closely az /
ter The style of rink polo. When a |
point Is scored. counting one. there is
necessarily a wait until the pins tho
replaced. The man whose pins are
down resets them. and has the priyi
lege of putting the BAH In play again
from the center as at the opening of
the game
O,t-sifrd A. OH