was, I believe, a game called Camp. The rules varied slightly from town to town but basically two teams of approximately 10-15 players each would form, goals would be set up marked by the cast off garments of the players and the two teams would line up at the center of the field. A disinterested spectator would toss the ball between the two teams and endeavour to make his escape. Goals (called snotches or notches) were gained by running, but not throwing the ball through one's goals. If the ball was wrested from a players grasp his team lost a snotch. One was permitted to throw, but not hand the ball to a less harried teammate. The game was played to some previously agreed upon score, usually about 100 snotches. The ball was about the size of a fast pitch softball (12" circumference). If it was played with a ball the size of a soccer ball it was called Kicking Camp. If played with shoes on it was called Savage Camp.
