The Games Do Count Setting & Symbolism

The Games Do Count Objects/Places

Basketball

Basketball is a game that is played with two teams of players, normally five on each team, who attempt to get a ball into each other's basket. This is a game that is played by several of the people profiled within this book.

Baseball

Baseball is a game that is played with two teams of nine. The object is for a player to hit a small ball with a bat and run around the four bases without being touched by the ball. This game was at one time considered America's Pastime and is a game played by many of the people profiled within this book.

Football

Football can refer to either American football, in which two teams attempt to score points, or touchdowns, by running the ball into the end zone. Football can also refer to a game in which two teams compete to kick a ball into a goal, also known...
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