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