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The Tug of War

This is a game played very frequently in garrison towns and camps, soldiers of different corps being opposed. It is a very simple pastime, requiring strength of arm and hand, and a firm footing. Like the "French and English" of our school-days, this "Tug" consists in a dozen boys or men pulling from each side of a marked line. The feet of the foremost players on each side are about two yards from the line, and at a given signal the "Tug" begins. Whichever party is pulled across the line first is considered to be defeated.