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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]And here was another game played on Ebenezer Street in Langley Mill, name forgoten. You needed a team of about 4 or more, and you started by forming a circle and and throwing a tennis ball randomly to somebody until a catcher dropped the ball. He was then "on" The limit of play was between two lamposts and the person "on" became the "hunter" who had to hit the others below the knee by throwing the ball. He could only move by bouncing the ball every few steps, so he would advance, driving the others down the street. Eventully when the others were approaching the lampost, they had to make a break, running past the thrower so he had a chance to hit their legs. When hit you joined the hunters. When there was more than the one hunter, they had to throw the ball between them. And so play continued until everybody had been hit. The hunted could protect their legs using their fists, and the hunted could also pick up the ball between clenched fists, however if they were touched by a hunter while holding the ball, they were "out" and joined the hunters. It was a great game, but became more complicated when the first car appeared between the lamposts. This gave the hunted an escape route to dodge behind from the hunters. Anybody know what this game was called. Was it played elsewhere. Wesley Lees[/quote]
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Wesley Lees

Street Games
replied on: 7/7/2005 2:00:59 PM

And here was another game played on Ebenezer Street in Langley Mill, name forgoten.

You needed a team of about 4 or more, and you started by forming a circle and and throwing a tennis ball randomly to somebody until a catcher dropped the ball. He was then "on"

The limit of play was between two lamposts and the person "on" became the "hunter" who had to hit the others below the knee by throwing the ball. He could only move by bouncing the ball every few steps, so he would advance, driving the others down the street. Eventully when the others were approaching the lampost, they had to make a break, running past the thrower so he had a chance to hit their legs. When hit you joined the hunters. When there was more than the one hunter, they had to throw the ball between them. And so play continued until everybody had been hit.

The hunted could protect their legs using their fists, and the hunted could also pick up the ball between clenched fists, however if they were touched by a hunter while holding the ball, they were "out" and joined the hunters.

It was a great game, but became more complicated when the first car appeared between the lamposts. This gave the hunted an escape route to dodge behind from the hunters.

Anybody know what this game was called. Was it played elsewhere.

Wesley Lees

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