Girls and Athletics / Giving a brief summary of the activity, rules and method of administration of the following games in girls' schools and colleges, women's clubs, etc.: archery, basket ball, cricket, fencing, field day, field hockey, gymnastics, golf, hand ball, ice hockey, indoor base ball, rowing, soccer, skating, swimming, tennis, track athletics, volley ball, walking, water polo, water basket ball.

Contents

Publishers’ Note	5
Acknowledgments	6
Girls and Athletics	7-10
Field Hockey	11-33
The Game, 12; the team as a whole, 13; how to hold stick, 13; passing, 14; dribbling, 15; the bully, 16; shooting goals, 16; positions of team, 16-20.
The Regulations—Field, 23; goals, 23; striking circle, 24; dress, 24; stick, time, score, officials, 25.
Rules—I., governing bully, 26-27; II., for goal, 27; III., for sticks, 28; IV., for free hit, 28-29; for out of bounds, 29-30; VI., for undercutting, 31; VII., for offside, 31; VIII., running in on the left, 31; IX., turning on the ball, 31-32; X., handling, 32; XI., kicking, 32; XII., rough play, 32; XIII., time-out, 32-33; XIV., umpire, 33.
Basket Ball	34-39
The game, 34-39; matches, 39.
Gymnastics	40-46
Floor work, 41-42; apparatus work, 42-45; meet or exhibition, 45-46.
Track Athletics	47-63
Requirements and Explanations—Track, 49; distances to be run, 49; distances and arrangement of hurdles, 50; list of junior and senior track events, 50-51; jumping pits, 51-52; circle for putting the shot, 52.
Events—Sprinting, 53-54; the start, 54-55; hurdling, 55-56; running broad jump, 57; standing broad jump, 57-58; running hop, step and jump, 58; running high jump, 58-59; standing high jump, 59; pole vault, 59-60; shot put, 60; basket ball throw, 61; base ball throw, 61; hurl ball throw, 61; javelin throw, 61-62; discus throw, 62.
How to Conduct a Track Meet	64-67
Field Day	68-69
Walking	70-72
Tramps or hikes, 71-72; competitive walking, 72.
Golf	73-78
Skating	79-81
Ice Hockey	82-84
Rowing	85-89
The stroke, 85-86; racing, 86-88; paddling, 88-89.
Tennis	90-96
The court, 90; the game, 90-95; matches or tournaments, 95-96.
Cricket	97-100
The game, 97-99; as played at Smith College, 100.
Soccer	101-107
The game, 101-105; rules, 105-107.
Archery	108-112
The bow and arrow, 108-109; the aim and draw, 109-110; games, 110-111; tournament, 111; score, 111-112; clubs, 112.
Indoor Base Ball	113-117
The game, 113-114; rules, 114-117.
American Hand Ball	118-120
The game, 118-119; rules, 119-120.
Irish Hand Ball Rules	121-122
Fencing	123-128
How to hold the foil, 124; on guard, 125; parries, 126-127; attack, 127-128.
Swimming	129-139
Breast stroke, 130-131; side stroke, 131-132; trudgeon, 132-133; crawl, 133; plain back stroke, 133-134; floating, 134; plunge for distance, 134-135; diving, 135-136; the racing turn, 136; treading water, 137; swimming meets, 137-138; all-around swimming test, 139.
Water Basket Ball and Water Polo	140-148
Water Basket Ball—The game and rules, 141-143.
Water Polo—The game, 143-144; rules, 144-148.
Volley Ball	149
Philadelphia Hockey League	150-151
Activity of Missouri Colleges	152-153
Girls’ Branch of the Public Schools Athletic League	154-155
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