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HATS IN HOLES—HEADICKS AND PINTICKS 199
bable, therefore, that it may be an altered form of the game of " London Bridge." The refrain, " My fair lady," occurs in both games.
See " London Bridge."
Hats in Holes
A boys' game. The players range their hats in a row against the wall, and each boy in turn pitches a ball from a line at some twenty-five feet distance into one of the hats. The boy into whose hat it falls has to seize it and throw it at one or other of the others, who all scamper off when the ball is " packed in." If he fails to hit he is out, and takes his cap up. The boy whose cap is left at the last has to " cork " the others, that is, to throw the ball at their bent backs, each in turn stooping down to take his punishment.—Somerset (Elworthy's Dialect).
See M Balls and Bonnets."
Hattie
A game with preens, pins, on the crown of a hat. Two or more may play. Each lays on a pin, then with the hand they strike the side of the hat time about, and whoever makes the pins by a stroke cross each other, lifts those so crossed.—Mac-taggart's Gallovidian Encyclopedia.
Hawkey
A game played by several boys on each side with sticks called "hawkey bats," and a ball. A line is drawn across the middle of the ground from one side to the other; one party stands on one side of the line and the opposite party on the other, and neither must overstep this boundary, but are allowed to reach over as far as their bats will permit to strike the ball. The object is to strike the ball to the farther end to touch the fence of the opposing party's side, when the party so striking the ball scores one, and, supposing nine to be the game, the party obtaining that number first of course wins the game.— West Sussex (Holloway's Diet, of Provincialisms).
See " Bandy," " Doddart," " Hockey."
Headicks and Pinticks
This game was played only at Christmas. The number of |
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