If there is adequate equipment Basket-ball, Baseball and Tennis become
the outstanding or major games in a camp. These games should never be
indulged in for the idea of winning at all costs, but for the fun that
one gets out of them.
Of course there will be competitive games with qualified teams and high
standards of playing, but there will also be the impromptu and
unexpected challenge games played in fantastic costumes, accompanied by
many antics and songs composed on the inspiration of the moment, games
apt to be remembered long after the other kind of competition has been
forgotten.
Baseball for girls or children who cannot get used to the paraphernalia
of hard balls, bats and mitts, can be played with a softer ball such as
a playground ball, a light bat and if necessary the simpler rules of
Indoor Baseball can be adopted for out-door playing. In most camps,
however, enthusiasm for real Baseball generally outweighs every
handicap.
Tennis does not take in the same number of players at one time as does
Baseball or Basket-ball, therefore in order that everyone may get a try
at it a schedule may be made out so that the courts will not be
monopolized by one set of players to the exclusion of beginners or other
enthusiasts.
Ladder tournaments, both for singles and doubles, solve this problem
somewhat and create interest, especially when the final try-outs are on.
There are any number of group games, Volley Ball, Captain Ball, Relay
Races and Ball Games, which are played in camps when there is adequate
equipment for Basket-ball and Tennis, but more especially where there is
a lack of it.
Individual games, such as Archery, and Quoits make the time pass
pleasantly and profitably for a few who like to go off by themselves.