Position to throw an attacker.

Self-defense

Position to throw an attacker.

Woman using pulleys.

Exercise

Woman using pulleys.

Woman using pulleys.

Exercise

Woman using pulleys.

Woman touching toes.

Exercise

Woman touching toes.

Woman using pulleys.

Exercise

Woman using pulleys.

Wrestlers from an antique statue.

Wrestlers

Wrestlers from an antique statue.

The America's Cup, a yachting trophy.

Trophy

The America's Cup, a yachting trophy.

Children playing baseball.

Baseball game

Children playing baseball.

Couple ice skating.

Ice skating

Couple ice skating.

Adults with bows and arrows.

Archery

Adults with bows and arrows.

Adults playing lawn tennis near a house.

Tennis

Adults playing lawn tennis near a house.

Men playing tug-of-war.

Tug-of-War

Men playing tug-of-war.

The batter and catcher playing baseball.

Baseball game

The batter and catcher playing baseball.

Two men fencing.

Fencing

Two men fencing.

Man excercising on a ladder.

Ladders

Man excercising on a ladder.

Man excercising with Indian clubs.

Indian clubs

Man excercising with Indian clubs.

"Curling is a game of Scotch origin, played on ice with various shaped stones, fitted with handles or grips."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Curling Iron

"Curling is a game of Scotch origin, played on ice with various shaped stones, fitted with handles or…

"Curling is a game of Scotch origin, played on ice with various shaped stones, fitted with handles or grips."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Curling Iron

"Curling is a game of Scotch origin, played on ice with various shaped stones, fitted with handles or…

"Mistletoe is a plant parasitic on the apple and other fruit trees, on the thorn, the oak, the poplar, the lime, the ash, etc. It sometimes kills the branch or even the tree on which it is a parasite. Found in the United States, also in Europe, and the N. of Asia. It was deemed sacred by the Druids, and still finds a large market in the United States and England when preparation is being made for Christmas festivities ad sports. Bird lime is made from the berries."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Mistletoe

"Mistletoe is a plant parasitic on the apple and other fruit trees, on the thorn, the oak, the poplar,…

A boy playing baseball

Baseball

A boy playing baseball

Chadwick was a sportswriter about baseball and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Henry Chadwick

Chadwick was a sportswriter about baseball and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Ball Game

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Female Ball Game

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back. Some of these identical balls have been found in the tombs at Thebes." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Ball

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

A heavy club, used in playing ball.

Bat

A heavy club, used in playing ball.

Man pitching a baseball.

Pitcher

Man pitching a baseball.

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried the nets when he went fishing, led the dogs when he went to hunt, followed him in his excursions in the mountains, and neglected for him his lyre and his arrows." —Bulfinch, 1897

Apollo and Hyacinthus

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried…

Daniel Boone as a hunter when he was a boy

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone as a hunter when he was a boy

Boone trying to eat

Daniel Boone

Boone trying to eat

Daniel Boone escapes

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone escapes

A figure skater demonstrating a maneuver with the outside edge of his skate backward.

Figure skater

A figure skater demonstrating a maneuver with the outside edge of his skate backward.

A figure skater demonstrating the "pig's ears" maneuver.

Pig's Ears

A figure skater demonstrating the "pig's ears" maneuver.

A standard 6x4 feet ice hockey goal net.

Hockey Net

A standard 6x4 feet ice hockey goal net.

Standard ice hockey stick.

Hockey Stick

Standard ice hockey stick.

A boy catching a pass in football.

Football 1

A boy catching a pass in football.

A boy avoiding a tackle in football.

Football 2

A boy avoiding a tackle in football.

A boy getting other players out of the way in football.

Football 3

A boy getting other players out of the way in football.

A boy trying to stop another boy from making a touchdown in football.

Football 4

A boy trying to stop another boy from making a touchdown in football.

A boy jumping over another player to make a touchdown in football.

Football 5

A boy jumping over another player to make a touchdown in football.

A decorative divider with sports activities and equipment: tennis, fishing, shooting, and boating.

Sports Divider

A decorative divider with sports activities and equipment: tennis, fishing, shooting, and boating.

A man bowling, about to throw the ball.

Bowling

A man bowling, about to throw the ball.

The playing stone of the sport of curling.

Curling Stone

The playing stone of the sport of curling.

A tennis racket.

Tennis Racket

A tennis racket.

Diagram of a soccer field.

Soccer Field

Diagram of a soccer field.

A man jumping over a hurdle.

Hurdling

A man jumping over a hurdle.

A baseball player ready at bat.

Baseball Player

A baseball player ready at bat.

A football player right after kicking the ball.

Football Player

A football player right after kicking the ball.

A football field labeled with yard lines and measurements.

Football Field

A football field labeled with yard lines and measurements.

"Golf clubs. 1, Driver; 2, brassie; 3, putter; 4, cleek; 5, iron; 6, niblick." -Foster, 1921

Golf Clubs

"Golf clubs. 1, Driver; 2, brassie; 3, putter; 4, cleek; 5, iron; 6, niblick." -Foster, 1921

A billiard cue, a baseball bat, a tennis racket, all the instruments used in golf, are hammers.

A Hammer for Play

A billiard cue, a baseball bat, a tennis racket, all the instruments used in golf, are hammers.

A boy on his way to the baseball field. Younger boys wave to him as he walks along.

Baseball Uniform

A boy on his way to the baseball field. Younger boys wave to him as he walks along.

An umpire flips a coin and calls out, "heads or tails!" as the children look on.

Baseball, Heads or Tails

An umpire flips a coin and calls out, "heads or tails!" as the children look on.

An illustration of a man canoeing down a river.

Man Canoeing

An illustration of a man canoeing down a river.

An illustration of a young boy swimming.

Young Boy Swimming

An illustration of a young boy swimming.

An illustration of a boy in a baseball uniform holding a bat and glove.

Boy in Baseball Uniform

An illustration of a boy in a baseball uniform holding a bat and glove.

An illustration of a woman and two children canoeing.

Family Canoeing

An illustration of a woman and two children canoeing.

An illustration of a man repelling down a pole.

Man Repelling Down Pole

An illustration of a man repelling down a pole.

An illustration of a young girl wearing a wide brim straw hat and sitting on a river bank while fishing with a makeshift pole.

Girl Fishing on a Riverbank

An illustration of a young girl wearing a wide brim straw hat and sitting on a river bank while fishing…

An illustration of a group of six children, four girls and two boys, ice skating on an open pond in the winter.

Six Children Ice Skating on Pond

An illustration of a group of six children, four girls and two boys, ice skating on an open pond in…

An illustration of a young boy playing with a small ball.

Boy Playing with Ball

An illustration of a young boy playing with a small ball.