A New or Improved Game.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Game.
I, BENJAMIN SPIRES, 18 Zetland Road, Loftus-in-Cleveland, Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
This invention consists of a new or improved game and consists of a board
or base having recesses or indentations in same having values or numbers assigned
to same. This board is surrounded by an elastic cord or band, by means of
which balls or the like may be caused to travel, the object being to cause the
balls to enter the recesses or indentations in the board or base.
Guard rails or rods are employed for preventing the balls or the like leaving
the board or base.
Boundaries are marked upon the board or base and the game is played by
one or more players by causing the elastic cord or band to strike the balls or
objects so as to cause them to enter the recesses or indentations in the base or
board, the player scoring the highest number of points wins the game.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1897.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
A new or improveu таще.
1, BENJAMIN SPIRES, 18 Zetland Road, Loftus-in-Cleveland, Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
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This invention consists of a new or improved game and consists of a board
or base having recesses or indentations in same having values or numbers assigned
to same. This board is surrounded by an elastic cord or band, by means of
which balls or the like may be caused to travel, the object being to cause the
balls to enter the recesses or indentations in the board or base.
Guard rails or rods are employed for preventing the balls or the like leaving
the board or base.
Boundaries are marked upon the board or base and the game is played by
one or more players by causing the elastic cord or band to strike the balls or
objects so as to cause them to enter the recesses or indentations in the base or
board. The player scoring the highest number of points wins the game.

page_text: In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings, in which:
Figure 1. is a plan view shewing my invention.
Figure 2. elevation of same.
a is a board or base having recesses or indentations bin same, and which have
values or numbers assigned to them. This board a is surrounded by an elastic
cord or band c which may be continuous or in four sections secured at the
corners of the board by any convenient means such as the pins d. Guard rails
or rods e are employed for preventing the balls or the like from leaving the
board piece or base. The balls are caused to travel by means of stretching the
clastic band and allowing same to strike the balls which are placed for this
purpose against the rail e, the object being to cause the balls to enter the recesses
or indentations in the base or board. Boundaries f are marked upon the board
or base and the game may be played by one or more players, the object being of
course to cause the ball to enter the recess having the highest value and so on.
The player who secures the highest number or value in a given number of shots
is of course the winner.
Although for purposes of illustration I have shewn a square board, it will be
readily seen that I may employ a board having a greater. number of sides so that
more players may be accommodated if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: _
1. A new or improved game consisting of a board or base of suitable outline or
configuration, having recesses or indentations to which are assigned numerical
values or marks; a guard rail or rod surrounding said board between which and
the board or base a band of elastic material is carried so that balls or the like
upon the board or base may be caused to travel by stretching the elastic band so
that the same will, when released, strike the balls or the like.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1897.