The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
PIN HOCKEY.
A New Game Coming Into Vogue
How It Is Played With Our Old
Friend Nine Pins or Indian Clubs.

Pin hockey is a lively game which has
! the advantage over many other .aastimes
Of being adapted for indoors as well as
the lawn.
/ Il is now taking the place of hockey
proper and ice hockey. which were so
popular during the winter and spring.
Pm hockey is not too violent exercise
for the heat of summer. 1t IS played Dy
both girls and boys, and IS one OF IL,
diversions offered by every hostess with
a house party, on her hands;
PIN hockey" indeed is the legend which
many card OF invitation bears in ITS
lower lefthand corner; it behooves every
one, Therefore, TO become initiated in the
mysteries OF the sport.
Sticks about four feet in length, the
crooks covered with lea .her, rubber COW
cred balls and Indian clubs are the requi-
sites of the game fiat, hard surface
IS necessary. If played outdoors dirt
court, well rolled, is the ideal ground for
pm hockey.
t,giat sets of clubs are required, of which
four sets are black and four are white
Ihey are put up in a circle, alternating
black and white and e(.u--dIS-2rt apart
Tne CLUBS stand about two and one-aaif
inches apart, that they may easily be
BOWED over. There IS no rule IN regard
to setting out the field, that being regu-
lated by the space a. COMMANDING larger
the field, naturally the greater tne dlIii-
Guilty 10 score, and therefore phe greater
the skill required; on large Held, there
IS more opportunity TO move around ana
fer open play.
1'ne objec- of the play is TO bowl over
the clCoS OF the opposing team, each cluD
knocked down or displaced scores one,
or a goal the side fist scoring Il points
wins the game. To knock down; the cluDs
by means OF the bah struck with the
sticks is a more difficult feat tnan one
Nigh. at first imagine. \ club displaced
or Knocked down scores one for the team
playing, as said above, except ii be that
a player displaces his own teams clubs
Nv nv - Cllcn
score goes to the opposing team.
A team consisting each OF four players
eight players in all--although more or
less may play, is the best number. Inc
game opens with a tOSSuD for first play;
one of the side winning, the toss puts the
bail in the center of the field and drives
with a hight knock; he in turn sends II
off in the direction of an enemyS cIuD,
striving of course TO bowl Il over. If he
succeeds in accomplishing this, 1t scores
When club is down. not only must
it be reset, but the bail put in play, as al
the first. from ,.he center. Tne CLUBS
must be displaced clearly by the ball;
foul is made ii the clubs are displaced by
the opponents by any other means tnaa
by the batted bail. Should any one move
or throw down a club by any means,
score is made which counts Tor the en-
Touching the ball with the hands. hold
ing The bail by any part of the person,
KICKING the Dali lDI Il tl4ppAhSs IL
sJraining opponent stick, pushing, leaY-
ing one position before the BAH is in
play, are louis and have the foregoing
penalty.
PIN hockey is a game in which there is
very little time for thinking, quick play
beng nee essary to prevent, II possible, me
opponents getting the ball. Ine game
therefore, resolves itself into the liveiiest
sort of past;me on this account. Another
charm Of the sport IS in the even distrl-
button of function. Each player has pre-
cisely the same duties OF defense and Of
tense, the defense extending TO one 5 part
ner cubs when they are threatened, and
the ofrense extending completely around
the circle. Ones value as a player is de-
termined at the end of the game by the
difference between successful offense and
defense.
Should a player lose more tAan he
makes, he is minus; should he gain more
Than ne loses, he is Plus, and has played
a valuabel game. Very often strong
offensive player is valueless because OF
weak defense. ..-,-
DIANA CROSSWAYS.