Another of my favorites was PIGGY BALL. louis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary & Don" <aof1@arn.net> To: <TXSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 10:26 PM Subject: Fw: Red Rover > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary & Don" <aof1@arn.net> > To: "Ray Jackson" <rayjac@rjackson.ipbizmail.net> > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:36 PM > Subject: Re: Red Rover > > > > <<<<<There was one where you threw the ball over the roof of the house to > a > > > second team and that is all I can remember. I thought that was " Red > > Rover">>>> > > > > > > > > > That one was called Ante Over. The child on one side of the house > hollered > > "Ante!!" ( or Aunty??) and the other hollered, "Over!!", then the one who > > hollered "Over!" would throw the ball over the roof and the other child > > would catch it. My younger brother and a neighbor girl were playing this > > one day and when the ball came my brother's way, he dodged it and hit his > > forehead on the rim of a 55 gal. drum and cut a gash requiring several > > stitches. The ball was a jackball and was used in another of my favorite > > games, jacks, when we were not playing hopscotch. I would love to have a > > copy of your games booklet. > > > > Mary C. Moore > > aof1@arn.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ray Jackson" <rayjac@rjackson.ipbizmail.net> > > To: <TXSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 11:39 AM > > Subject: Red Rover > > > > > > > Thanks to all that furnished the rules of "Red Rover" > > > You may ask "why" -- > > > We are putting together a booklet of all known games that were played in > > the > > > early 1900's before TV. > > > > > > If you have or know of any unusual- outdoor or indoor-- please submit. > > > There was one where you threw the ball over the roof of the house to a > > > second team and that is all I can remember. I thought that was " Red > > Rover" > > > > > > Shelby County Texas Rootsweb Coordinator > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txshelby > > > rayjac@ktsnet.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >