This can be a very "rough" game. It appears to be a forerunner of games such as rugby and football.
The players are devided into two teams. A hat or some other object is taken from one of the players and tossed on the ground. (The choice of a "hat" is arbitrary. It could be a glove, a shoe, etc.)
A "home area" or "goal line" is established before the game begins. The object of the game is for one team to try to retrieve the object and carry it to the "home area" or "goal line" while the other team prevents them from doing so. There did not seem to be any definition of "prevent" and supposedly this depended upon the players, there ages, and what the public would permit!
Last update September 29, 2005