A great many recreational activities take place indoors, but are no less athletic for that. This section looks at active, athletic indoor activities, such as bowling, fencing, wrestling, etc.

Skating Rinks and Rinkomania (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1876)

Fencing and the New York Fencers, by Henry Eckford (Century Magazine, 1887A)

Wrestling, by George Hackenschmidt, World's Champion (Windsor Magazine, 1903A)

Bowling (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

Boxing, by William J. Herrmann (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

Gymnastics, by G.M. Martin (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

Handball (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

The Place of Gymnastics in Modern Life, by Albert B. Wegener (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

The Rewards of Fencing, by Louis Senac (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

The author is Maitre d'Armes of New York.

Wrestling, by H.L. Chadwick (Drapers' Self-Culture, 1913)

See also

• Parlor Games & Indoor Amusements

• Charades, Theatricals, & Tableaux Vivants