were being produced, home appliances were being produced at mass qualities. But right

around the 1930's, American dropped into “the great depression.” Although this

obviously had an effect on everything and everyone in America, people still continued to

spend their past time playing sports and doing physical activities. Here are some the

activities and games that people during 1900-1950’s would play or get involved in.

Games and activities from the 1900-20's

Midnight (Twelve O’clock at Night)

Ground-- Two Goals -- Fox's den and chicken yard

The Game-- One player is a fox, another the mother hen, and the rest are the little

chickens. The mother hen arranges the chickens in a compact group and then leads them

up close to the fox's den and inquires------"If you please Mr. Fox, what time is it?" If he

replies any hour except midnight, they are safe and may play about; the hen lets them play

a moment and then gets them together again and, standing between them and the fox, asks

the time again. When he replies "Twelve o'clock at night!" they must run to the chicken

yard. Anyone caught is taken to the fox's den.

owe many thanks to Dr. Sargent for the origins of the fitness machines we use today. He

they are numbered; and after the first inning is played, the turn will commence with the

line is marked at the opposite end. One player, who is It, stands in the center of the play

run any place on the specified play space. Any one caught by the spider helps him catch

one tally. 8. In playing all match games, one hundred tallies shall constitute the game, the

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