Friday, December 7, 2012

In Chapter 9 of The Outsiders, how are the winners of the rumble determined?

This winners of the rumble were determined by who ran first.  It is true that a member of Tim Shepard's gang did break the rules but that was not a determining factor.  The point of a rumble was to show who was toughest, who could take more.  By running, the opposing gang was admitting defeat.

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