Rushing Bases

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Game	Rushing Bases
Game Family	Hat ball Hat ball
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Regions	US
Eras	Predecessor, 1800s
Invented	No
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Description	"RUSHING BASES. Draw two bases, with a wide space between them. All the players then station themselves in one base, except one boy, to be ' and King Caesar,' by choice or otherwise, and he places himself midway between the bases. The men then attempt to run from one base to the other, and the King strives the catch them; and whenever he takes one, he claps him on the head and cries thrice, 'Crown thee, King Caesar!' and he must thenceforth assist his Majesty in catching the rest of the men, each of whom must, as he is taken, join the royal party; the last man captured being King for the next game. The crowning must be distinctly pronounced thrice, else the captive can be demanded buy his party."
Sources	"Uncle John," The Boy's Book of Sports and Games (Geo. Appleton, Philadelphia), 1851.
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