Show south africans taught U S new game called rabbits twelve men in team some years ago a number of south african boys came to this country to stage a play representing the english boer war notes a writer in the st louis globe democrat they played for hours at a time an active outdoor game called rab bits the favorite game of south africa the field on which the game is played is feet long and 24 feet wide it is divided by six cross lines each 24 feet apart there are two teams of about 12 each the hunters and the rabbits the hunters take their places on the cros of the field two on each line they can move up and down this line as they please but a hunter must keep one foot on the line all the time the rabbits are assembled at one end of the field and at a signal they run or walk through to the other end without letting any one of the hunters touch them As they pass through the hunters try to tap them if a rabbit is tapped he is dead and must leave the field until the next play for each rabbit who passes safely through the field the rabbits get one point if a rabbit passes beyond the side lines he is counted dead likewise if a hunter has both feet off the lines when he taps a rabbit he is out for the rest of the play at the end of three or five mm min utes a whistle is blown and the first play ends then the hunters change their places with the rabbits and the game begins again if there are too many hunters some should act as policemen to see that there are no fouls committed and that the rabbits pass through agh the entire field twelve on each side is a good number to play the game but more or less can play by changing the number of cross lines |