New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1924, Page 10

e e v S S oty i r e e -y ek e o S e S —— 10 o et s e NEW BRITAIN DATLY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1924, B e New Britain Boy or Girl May Win f' + National Marble Championship Free Trip to Atlantic City to Be Given Best Player in Herald Contest—All Sharpshooters Eligible. Young man, or young lady, of 15 years or under—have you read about the: “Ringer” marble fournament which is going to be held in Britain under the auspices of New “Herald” and the Junior Achieve-, ment Foundation? If you have not we are going to explain again all about it, because we want to have the | ! best marble player in the city win the tournament so that we can send either girl or boy to Atlantic City for a week in June, in company with gomeone picked out by the winner, to enter the national marble char plonship there and try to bring ba the winner's cup to New Britain, you have read about it study the rules which we are printing down bhelow, so that you may know all of the fine points of the game, First, we are going to talk to those who have not read about the tour- nament—and we are going to ftalk very briefly. There is going to be a tcurnament in this city, starting very soon. A series of preliminary games is going to be played in different parts | of the city and the winners of the games are going to play against each other for. the city The winner of the city champlonship matches is going to get a prize, a .medal, and the person who comes next to winning Is going to get a second prize, another medal. Also the winner is going to be allowed to! pick someone to go with him or her | and will be sent to Atlantic City for & week (June 1 to 7) with' all penses paid. Down by the seashore accommodations have been reserved in some of the biggest hotels, there will be surf bathing and all kinds of sport in addition to the playing of the national marble téurnament for the championship of the Btates. Some 60 boys and girls from as many different cities will be there to compete. All that is nccessary to enter the city championship is to sign an entry blank (clipped from the “Herald”) and to see that ‘It gets to the “Herald" or to W. W. T. Squire of the Junior Remember, the game is easy if you have a good eye for marbles, Entries will be limited to 500. Clip the blank and send it in, Now for the rules of the game and its expres- slona, The ringer aystem of play was| ‘chosen because it was found to Le a test of skill and asclence, It brought out the best sportsmanship. It re- duced the elements of chance to a minimum, A half million boys and girls knrned and played ringer in the first Vational Marble Tournament a year ago, and liked it. ¢ was found to ¢all for the best in the players, not ¢énly in technique, but in the stuff that makes for fine boys and girls, | Vocabulary. ; This is the vocabulary of the game: “Taw” or "Shootér”—Marble shot from hand of player in the game, “Ducks"” or “Miggs"-—Marbles placed in ring to be shot at. “Knuckle Down"—Resting ®nuckles on ground when shooting. “Shooting” — Holding taw between thumb and first finger and releasing it by force of thumb, “Hunehing” - Moving hand for- ward across line when shooting. (For- bidden). “Histing” -~ Ralsing hand from ground in shooting. (Forbidden). “Roundsters” - Taking a different position for shooting, only. Line"—Line formed by mark on ground 10 feet away from lagging pointe » (" T the | championship. | ex- | United | Achievement | Foundation in the old Burritt school, | on ring line| ng” or “Dribbling” — Toss- g shooting for line order in which players shoot. “Sneaking” - to ducks for next shot. “Turn” start of letermined by gging at - Shooting in an arch r instead of volling he ground. two or -more “IFor Keeps” — Playing to keep all ducks won in game. (Abosolutely for- Playing to return to N game Fair” wner all ducks wc ' — Removing « or levelling ground in fron er, How To Play. I.earn how to play rir the rules. Clip out and study the | siption of the game. Practice igently and work out the different ails for yourself Perfect your me, if you would become n. The official rules and description of each 1 shall provide their own hooters and ducks for the games. Shooters of any material or quality shall be allowed, Shooters shall not be less than five- eighths inch, nor more than seven- eighths inch in diameter, ame, to determinc | |8 Shooting to lie close | | I8 - Player’s time to shoot, as | cham- ringer, as announced by the national | committee, and which will . govern play both in the local and national tournament, follow: All games shall be For Fair. Mar- | bles must be returned to owners after Ducks shall be not less than % or more than % inch in diameter, Players shall knuckle down on all shots, Hunzhing and histing shall not be | ermitted on any shots. Where called | | by refgree, the shot shall be played | over, | The referge's decision shall govern Lin all cases”of disagreement and shall ‘| be final, Description of the Game, | In match games, two only play. Players will lag for a line marked on | the ground from a distance of ten | | feet for the,order of their turns in | each game. ling-taw nearest the line shoots first, next shoots second. meter, with a cross scratched in the | center of the ring. In all games 13 ducks shall be used one at the inter- | section of the cross lines, and the oth- cross line, Xach player shall Jay in | his ratio of ducks—the referee or one Iol the players making up the odd duck, turn knuckles down on the ring and shoots—by lofting it possible—to knock one or more of the dugks out in the ring. A player when shooting ‘rrom outside of the ring must always knuckle down' from ring line. | Ducks knocked only part out of the| Player tossing or shoot- The ring shall be ten feet in dia- ers placed three inches apart on each Starting the game, each player in| of the ring, or to hit the shooter of a | preceding player, if it happens to be | Ducks knocked out of the ring are held by the player knocking them out. | | | ring will be left where they come to | | rest and the player following will be | permitted to shoot at them. A player | whose taw goes outside the ring, at |the same time he has hoen,successtul | in shooting a duck out, will continue | shoeting from the ring line and is permitted to take roundsters, | Vit after a miss the taw comes to | | rest inside the ring, It must be left | there until the player's next turn, If | the taw on a miss travels outside the | | ring, the player picks it up until his next turn. sters on ring line at his next turn, | having been knocked out, but’a duck (Continued On Page Twelve). AND LOVE Be sure and order vour Phonograph ear- ly today. We will de- liver it immediately so that this most fitting gift will be in your Mother's home to coms memorate this prec- jous day “Mother’s Day.” DOWN BALANCE IN EASY TERMS ments. Come early. Remember Your Mothet % Sunday—Mother’s Day EXPRESS YOUR GRATITUDE PHONOGRAPH w . CABINET PHONOGRAPH These new Phonographs have late improve- T We secured them at a special con- cession and offer them at a decisive saving. . 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