Chapter I: Front Matter

The Library of Work and Play

OUTDOOR SPORTS AND GAMES

by

CLAUDE H. MILLER, PH.B.

Garden City New York Doubleday, Page & Company

1911

CONTENTS

I. Introductory

The human body a perfect machine—How to keep well—Outdoor
sleeping—Exercise and play—Smoking—Walking.

II. The Boy Scouts of America

Headquarters—Purpose—Scout Law—How to form a patrol of
Scouts—Organization of a troop—Practical activities for
Scouts—A Scout camp—Model Programme of Sir R.S.S.
Baden-Powell Scout camp.

III. Camps and Camping

How to select the best place to pitch a tent—A brush bed—The
best kind of a tent—How to make the camp fire—What to do when
it rains—Fresh air and good food—The brush leanto and how to
make it.

IV. Camp Cooking

How to make the camp fire range—Bread bakers—Cooking
utensils—The grub list—Simple camp recipes.

V. Woodcraft

The use of an axe and hatchet—Best woods for special
purposes—What to do when you are lost—Nature’s compasses.

VI. Use of Fire-arms

Importance of early training—Why a gun is better than a
rifle—How to become a good shot.

VII. Fishing

Proper tackle for all purposes—How to catch bait—The fly
fisherman—General fishing rules.

VIII. Nature Study

What is a true naturalist?—How to start a collection—Moth
collecting—The herbarium.

IX. Water Life

The water telescope—How to manage an aquarium—Our insect
friends and enemies—The observation beehive.

X. The Care of Pets

Cats—Boxes for song birds—How to attract the birds—Tame
crows—The pigeon fancier—Ornamental land and water
fowl—Rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice—How to build
coops—General rules for the care of pets—The dog.

XI. The Care of Chickens

The best breed—Good and bad points of incubators—What to feed
small chicks—A model chicken house.

XII. Winter Sports

What to wear—Skating—Skiing—Snowshoeing—Hockey.

XIII. Horsemanship

How to become a good rider—The care of horses—Saddles.

XIV. How to Swim and to Canoe

The racing strokes—Paddling and sailing canoes.

XV. Baseball

How to organize a team and to select the players—The various
positions—Curve pitching.

XVI. How to Play Football

The various positions and how to select men for them—Team
work and signals—The rules.

XVII. Lawn Tennis

How to make and mark a court—Clay and sod courts—The proper
grip of the racket—Golf—The strokes and equipment.

XVIII. Photography

The selection of a camera—Snapshots vs. real pictures—How to
make a photograph from start to finish.

XIX. Outdoor Sports for Girls

What to wear—Confidence—Horseback riding—Tennis—Golf—Camping.

XX. One Hundred Outdoor Games

ILLUSTRATIONS

A Boy’s Camp

A Child’s May-day Party

Fishing is the One Sport of Our Childhood
that Holds Our Interest Through Life

The Moth Collector and His Outfit

The Exciting Sport of Ski-running

Swimming is One of the Best Outdoor Sports

In Canoeing Against the Current in Swift Streams
a Pole is Used in Place of the Paddle

Photographs of Tennis Strokes Taken in Actual Play

How an Expert Plays Golf