Crackabout is played with a town-ball or a soft rubber ball. For noise and activity
Crackabout excels all other games. The boy owning the ball cries
"Crackabout!" and throws the missile at his nearest comrade.
All the
others make a mad rush to gain possession of the ball, and as soon as one of
their number has secured it, the others make an equally mad rush to escape; and
alternately rushing together to secure the ball and scattering far apart to
escape being hit by it, shouting and laughing, the boys are soon tired out and
are ready to rest or play some quieter game.
Twenty years ago Crackabout was the
favorite recess game in Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky, and when the boys
came in at the call of the bell they were all mopping their heads with their
handkerchiefs, and brighter eyes and rosier cheeks never faced a tired and
patient school-teacher than those which came fresh from a rollicking game of
Crackabout.
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