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Encyclopedia Britannica



BOTORI

This article appears in Volume V04, Page 305 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BOS-BRI
BOTORI , a Japanese game played at the naval, military and other schools, by two sides of equal number, usually about one hundred, each of which defends a
pole
  about 8 ft. high firmly set in the ground, the poles being about 200 yds. distant from each other. The
object
  of each party is to overthrow the adversaries'
pole
  while keeping their own upright. Pulling, hauling and
wrestling
  are allowed, but no striking or kicking. The players resort to all kinds of massed formations to arrive at the enemies' pole, and frequently succeed in passing over their heads and shoulders one or more comrades, who are thus enabled to reach the pole and
bear
  it down unless pulled off in time by its defenders. A game similar in
character
  is played by the Sophomore and Freshman classes of
Amherst
  College (
Massachusetts
 ), called the " Flag-rush." It was instituted at the instance of the faculty to take the place of the traditional " Cane-rush," a general melee between the two classes for the ultimate possession of a stout walking-stick, which became so rough that students were frequently seriously injured. In the " Flag-rush " a small flag is set upon a padded post about 6 ft. high, and is defended by one class while the other endeavours, as at Botori, to overthrow it. If the flag is not captured or torn down within a certain time the defending side wins.


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