New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
BASEBALL HAS RIVAL IN
NEW SUMMER sport"
Helping Some One Else to
Have a Good Time Winning
Popular Favor.
"HOMERS" IN POCKETBOOKS
Two Worlds Series" Contests
Brought Receipts Sufficient
to Send 125 Boys and
Girls to Country.

new summer sport has been discov-
cred II is known as helping some one
else to have a good time The best thing
about il is that there are no rules and il
can be played anywhere. The only neces-
sary equipment is a pocket and a certain
generosity of nature. The best way TO
give an idea as 10 how the sport is car
ried on is to describe few games.
In the report Of one game which was
played not long ago at Canaan, Conn.
il is described as a circus given by six
little boys and one little girl You may
guess that somewhere along in the per-
Torrance six wild and woolly Indians did
a wonderful scalp dance around a trem-
hing captive. but your other guess is
wrong This game OF helping some one
else to have a good time" was not for the
benefit Of the audience.
This collection of friends and relatives
served only to furnish one OF the two
necessary parts Of the equipment for the
game. e. the pocket. And when the
snug recess Of this we'll lined collective
pocket had been explored with gratifying
results. 1.-THE audience-was told IL
could go home IL il wanted to- which it
did. chuckling contentedly.
Then the game was finished The re
suits OF the pocket exploring were
wrapped carefully together and placed in
an envelope addressed to the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund with letter which ended
like this:
Hoping this will help some Of your
Fresh Air children TO have a good time,
We remain yours. THE CIRCUS"
II is evident at once that the other part
Of the equipment for the game, "a certain
generosity Of nature" had been on hand
II good supply all the time.
Three other games by players OF about
the same calibre as The Circus" were
described in the published reports as
Lemonade stand at Bay Shore. Long
Island" Fair al HarwiChport, Mass"
end Money obtained by picking cherries
and saving weekly allowances" It win
b. noted that doubtless in the first two
instances here again that collective sort
OF parental pocket was used.
Anybody can play the game and at any
time by himself or in company. As yet
there are no major leagues or minor
leagues nor any schedule Of games,
though double headers can he and have
been played with great results.
4 couple of games that would. how
ever. be OF the worlds series order were
PLAYED recently. one Of these was de-
scribed at the time as "a play given by
the Spuyten Duyvil Dramatic Society-The
shoes that danced The equipment used
was Of the best class. as YOU will judge
when YOU are reminded that the pockets
disgorged s257 and more. and that the
generosity Of nature" turned the whole
amount over 10 the Tribune Fund, so
that country outings might be provided
for sixty boys and girls.
Those who took part were Ruth Nickel
vey. Jennie Johnson, Jane B. Johnson. J.
Tudsley. Katherine Roden. Dorothy Ball
and Margaret Aren't
The other game was played al Quogue'
Long Island. under the leadership OF Miss
l.. van BOskerck. 1t was called "a VII
LACE subscription" and made possible the
providing OF al least siXty-fve fortnight
outings In these last cases the skill OF
the players is doubtless due TO the fact
that they have been at the game for
several years past Nor does their equip
ment show any signs Of wear and tear
One might Judge by an examination OF
the column Of Fresh Air contributors that
this new sport is the most popular OF
the season at the majority Of summer
resorts. II is being played at as widely
separated points az Sag Harbor, Long
Island. and Mine Head. England. as Mount
Gretna. Penn. and Munchen. Germany
VI
Hotel Penzance.
Start a game and see II you don't en-
JOY It.