COUNTRY CAT

For this game a ring twenty or more feet in diameter must be made, in
the center of which the striker stands. The fielder--any boy not a
striker is now a fielder--tosses the cat, and if it is missed there
is no count. If he hits and fails to send the cat outside the circle,
he is out, or if the cat is caught, he is out.

If the cat is sent beyond the circle, the striker calls out "Twenty",
"Thirty" or "Fifty", depending on the estimated distance the cat has
gone. If his claim is allowed, the number called out is placed to the
striker's credit. If it is disputed the bat is used for a measuring
rod and the distance is measured from the striker's place to where the
cat has fallen.

If the striker claimed too much he resigns his stick to the one who
has the next turn. If it is found that the striker did not claim too
much, the number is placed to his credit and the game proceeds.

The number of points that is to count for the game is decided on in
advance, and when a player has served the full amount, he is declared
victor, and another game is in order.

AMERICAN CAT

The American cat is smaller than the Country or English cat, being
over four or five inches long. If the game is played on the sidewalk,
a small circle is drawn on the paving stones, where the striker
stands; but if the game is played on the bare earth, a hole is made,