Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03
a NeWCameofPu Push Ballfor Feminine Athletes
Named Afterthe Electric Inventor.
RUBBER BALL AS TALL AS A GIRLS SHOULDER
Opposing Teams, in Cay Uniform Push 1t Down the
Room from One Section to Another,
N The GOAL TIE BALL TOUCHES SHARP ELECTRIC

There IS q new game in gymnasiumS.
r- game OF push ball called the
.r.s'a. and by It's aid the young wo-
man Who can wheel a century and
never feel it. will keep her muscles
.-r. slI winter and her nerves in eX-
..-all condition
-TcsIa" comes from Vermont and
-n with the ST. JOhnsbUry girls,
r.a are startling all New England
.-h their football Their Yankee
..nus is as clever as their nimble feet
Tesla push ball is like football only
thousand times more genteel. 1t
does not need 10 have the foot eie-
tj further than good jumping
int and there is no danger of get
r- the awful thrusts that can come
from the toe of a shoe misdirected.
e may be bruises. but for these the
e athlete has her remedies.
sla is played with a ball as tall as
-u shoulder IL is of the material Of
football but little harder. liz can be
blown up until quite firm, in which
state it is ideal.
The game of Tesla begins with
"teams. What game does not if it
would strive for popularity, The teams
consist of four young women on eacn
side. They dress In uniform and must
fa matched in height. Ii there IS
little stumpy girl on one side there
must be one ON the other side. In
weight there must be match also.
s. plump girl weighing $50 pounds
must be balanced by another plump
g'rl on the opposite team.
IPSETTING A PLUMP GIRL.
Wise ones know that the plump girl,
while she makes a splendid showing
is easily tiDped over. But that is one
of the secrets of Tesla. You can not
unset one of those long, lean girls 10
save your life. You can roll the ball
over her toes and up her legs. but she
will come out right end up and smil-
ing. She has a way of managing IT,.
That. too. is a secret Of Tesla.
The way the ball starts is from the
hands Of the captain of one OF the
teams. The two teams stand along
s7ch side of the gymnasium dressed
Zach I'm her uniform and Sowing
areadfully at the row of gils opposite.
The CAPTAINS draw" and one Is
eeted to start the ball rolling. IL is
-s, quite as good to be drawn as not,
because the captain does not want TO
SET the bah rolling. She wants 70 be
with her team TO help with the ball.
ont that too. is a detail,
The ball is at the middle Of the room
uron q great chalky cross. The game
is 20 roll it 10 one end of the gym
rasiUm or the other. The opposite
ends are divided into sections. One
end is the blue end the other end the
red end. Red chalk marks the red
end and the other is marked with blue
chalk.
When the captain if the red end
starts the ball rolling in the middle of
-no room she sends it towards the red
Cni Of the room The minute she
touches it with her fingers both teams
rush ont from the side. The blue girls
strive to head off the ball and start
2. back towards the blue end of the
room. while the red girls run out and
tv TO- make it go 20 their end.
The exciting part of The game begins
IS soon as the captain starts the ball
rolling. On each side of her, ten feet
away. stand the teams at the side.
The minute she touches the ball they
sin run ont TO stop it or send it along.
& FAIR UMPIRE.
70 is IKE starting a horse race. The
wis are crazy to be of, and there is a
+r. chance for q dispute among them
rs.etha fairness of the start. for both
sfe must start at once. Therefore
tra am umpire who is the judge.
She Watches closely. She is warranted
absolutely impartial. and in case of a
start of the reds too soon. she rings a
bei which calls al back to place.
L.. scientific part OF the game comes