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46 Woodcraft ManiMi for Girls Bat BaU A regular baseball diampnd is used, two teams are chosen of equal nuqibei". A YoUpy baU or indoor baseball is used, pref- erably the formn-. One team is scattered anywhere inside the bas«, the other team is up to bat. The girl bats the ball with her hand. The opposing team catching the ball she has batted tries to put the runner out by throwing the ball at the runner or by tpuchmg her with it. If the runner stands still she may not be put out, but the team trying to put her out must keep the Imll passmg contmually; one of the players holding the ball is unfair The girl runnmg must reach the home plate brfore another batter come» up to bat. Scouting Scouts are sent out in pairs or singly. A number of points are marked on the map at equal distances from camp, and the scouts draw straws to see where each goes. If one place is obvfously hard, the scout is allowed a fair number of points as handicap. All set out at same time, go direct, and return as soon as possible. Points are thus allowed: Last back, zero for traveling. The others c«Mmt cme for each minute they are ahead of the last. Points up to loo are allowed for their story on return. Sometimes we allow lo points for each Turtle they have seen; lo for each Owl seen and properly named; 5 for each Hawk, and i each for other wild birds; also 2 for a Cat: i for a Dog. No information is given the scout; she is told to go to such a point and do so and so, but is fined points if she hesitates or asks how or why, etc. Tha Game of Quickaight Take two board.i about a foot square, di de each into twenty- five squares; get ten nuts and ten pebbles. C.ivc lo one p)ia>cr one board, five nuts, and five pebbles, bhc places these on the squares in any pattern she fancies, and when ready, the other player is allowed to see it for five wcoixb. Tben it is oovcied