Date: Fri, 27 May 1994 08:21:07 EDT

From: Wayne Glowka wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAIL.GAC.PEACHNET.EDU

Subject: Re: Red Rover



I missed the description of this game. Would someone be willing to repost

it for me?



Thanks.



Keith Russell



In Red Rover, two groups of children stand at opposite ends of the yard and

link arms. All of the children on one side chant, "Red rover, red rover,

let xxxx come over." The child named in the chant runs across the yard and

attempts to crash through the linked arms of two of the children on the

opposing team. If the child succeeds in crashing through the arms, his

team has won the game or at least a point. Arguments may arise over the

problem of rolling over the linked arms or crawling under them. The game

was forbidden because of rumors concerning injuries, but I never saw anyone

get hurt. Baseball and football were different matters, however.





I enjoyed this game much more than either Simon Says or Mother, May I. We

probably played four square more than any other game. The game I hated the

most was ball tag. My pain, Dennis, was here in this game because I was

always it and too small to knock anybody else down. My secret favorite game

was jax with the girls on the classroom floor when rain kept us inside for

recess. Ah, for a mouthful of paper paste and a noseful of pencil

shavings!





Wayne Glowka

Professor of English

Georgia College

Milledgeville, GA 31061

912-453-4222

wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu