The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-25
CHINESE sronrs AND GAMES.
How the Youthful "Chsnks" Enjoy
ThemscIves

Isaac Taylor Hoadland In Ouii,r
The games played by Chinese children
are In many cases interesting. but IN few
are they complicated They have po,bln,-
which corresponds 10 the more iutri~a,,
games 81 the West. arch. for iauane.
40 cricket. football baseball. croauet eolr
hnd hundred others Chlneso ulav-llfs,
a.. however probably ~ rich a. was tho
play-llfs - European children n few Gem
tuiles ago ~ Is confined moro COM
pletely 90 children and youth. and lacks
the enthusiastic element or the West
which gathers large crowds OF men 10
watch trained teams or couples putt.n,-
INTO public operation the akui they have
acquired through months Of training
ON" of the toughest and. coueequentlv.
one ~ the most manly sports of the Chi
nere ia called pitching tho stone lock %
This may DO played by two or by half
a dozen young men who have the requI-
site daring. muscle and skill. II is played
with large stone fu the shape q a Chi
nese paddock IN private practice thea,
stones arr used much az dumhbeiis and
often weigh IN 70 g. pounds. sometimes
more. " hen designed 20 be pitched.
they arc lighter. weighing not more than
from d 20 30 pounds apiece The game
is played by young men from % 20 -
years Of agc. who usually strip 20 tho
waist. They arrange themselves In n
ring. n there are more than two. snd one
Of them pitches the stouo up into the air
from 20 10 ~ OF more fepi wh.rlinr u az
times as rapidly az he can make Il whlrl,
In the direction Of shc second man. who
catches % by the handle as n comes
down To tho looker-0n % fa a risky
not to say dangerous game. but q r. the
element Of risk or danger that makes u
attractive The person who catches u
pitches n IN tho same manner 20 his next
neighbor and SO q goes around the ring.
Another exercise. called throwing tho
snnd-hog' Is played IN the same way. ex-
cept that bag is filled with small bits
~ iron made round by pouring molten
metal through sieve into water The
sand-b1T BEL equal 90 tho stone lock- In
We ght, but 70 lacks IS danger and risk.
ana. as a consequence. SIS interest and
popularity Tor there is not one person
who pitches the san1-hag where there
are a score who pitch the stone lock.
Neither % these games is calculated 20
develop all the muscles Of the body. as
docs the game or exercise called chu tun
tzu. OF hitting me stone dumhells." The
dumb bell is made bv fastening two stone
wheels varying w weight from 70 70 i01
~ undg. 90 the fwo ends a. "a pole or iron
bar four or lve feet long The nractition-
~ taxes NNf iiNIf liA AttH minus tAtaHa -
10 his knees. then 20 his body. his breast.
his face and finally above his head. He
pushes % out ln irons a. arms length.
ana often uses % IN performing various
fents Of skin. such as resting y on HIS
neck or shoulders and whirlng II round.
This exercise is particularly common
among students and men or leisure.
Another Flme playei hy boys and young
men which IS strong argument against
the Characterization e-vigorous exercise
theory. IS called the "man-wheel." II re-
ouirts nvc persons Tho largest stard- IN
the middle with two others on his right
ami left. onc farins tine direction ne facr-.
and the other the opposite direction. each
having an arm over his shoulder and
claapinE each the hand 81 the one on che
other side % the center player. Tine center
one then takes one hand OF each or thu
two outsiders. who are the smallest boys.
They. with their other hands. clutch the
glrdle o. the other two BOYS. who also
take hold OF their Firdles. Thus they are
on bound firmly together The wheel then
begins to revolve. The small boys are
lifted from the ground. swung
IN the air and 40 whirling around IN an
almost horizontal position. 1t Is a very
pretty game.