The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-18

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denied that hsc end liinb are iuperiled in
football play, lus the same objection can he
made against almost any sport that calls FOR
active, earnest physical competition Inc
benefits to health, ho~ev1r, lar Offset the
number Of Injuries received in this
sturdy, manly game, and where ono
man nay live b. regret his particl-
patton in the sport, hundreds may give thanks
for being transformed from weak, thtl
legged, Hat chested mor,ais 20 strong, healthy
ard disease de;yiag men. great advance
has been mad, in the method Of playing tho
game within the last ten years or SO, ami IN
consequence tie Liability OF accident has been
greatly Ieduced while the interest has rot
been de,rac.cd from in the least The skill
frl passing Of the bali from one player 10
another has icsscned the number Of the edo
or die" atylo OF iashcs which provoked the
ropghcst Kind 81 scrmmag.ng and frequently
lelt some one injured on the field. Gun
ming hos taken TIE place Ct brute strength
in a large measure, and head WORK
often proves superior 10 Is Nor8'
Foo.ban PLAYING IN this country has
not reached such extensive proportions
as in Enslani but each succeeding scar ADDS
10 the ruahcr Il us dcvotocs here. It's most
enthusiastic supporters ard SIS mo-. expert
exponcats arc found among tAc college boys
particularly Of Harvard and Yale, ard
mighty contests occur annually blta'en
representative Clcfcns # these rival inst!tu
fions which are attended 10y thousand, OF
spectators. who are fairly carried away vi b
the excitement Of tLe struggle. As sooaasth the
boscba,l season is over that Of football o.ecs
but il lasts oily 2 couple OF months a-d gen
c-aily crlmmatc5 durng Thanksgiving week.
The number e players constituting q ico,-
bal team is eleven, bu; tacrc are rsu ,iiJ four
or five mCn Who act Us substitutes ID Tie
event OF accidcr- a. sickness. They are not
allowed on the fed turing the progress q a
game, however Tic players ar divided
into seven "rlshors.' who occupy The middle
Of the field: Cuc quarter lack, who h-5 Il
position in tic r. rCa.: two hall backs, Tao
are still further behind. and one "fui' back
who guards the goal The regulation
grounds must be $50 long, 100 feet "a w-cth,
with a goal placed 49, the middle Of each coal
Inc, and with the Geld marked with traverse
lines five yard, apart The goal consists OF
two upright posts over twenty feet high,
placed eighteen feet SIX inches apart, and
with cross bar ten fee from the
ground The game Is divided into
halves, each llstiAg forty five mia
mites with ten minutes iatermission, and !, -
decided by the score OF points made IN the
halves on the following basis Of calculation;
Goal obtained 10y q touch down, q; goal from
Il field kick, 3, touch down, failing goal. 4,
safety by opponents, V. When play Is TO
.besin a coin is tossed TO decide which side
shall have the kick OF" The bah is placed
Oh line on the ground midway between the
TWO goals, and each side rct'rcs n certain dis
lance from IT, Then tbe side which las won
vie ''kick OF" sends lis hes, kicker 70 the
front, and he has free or un0bStuct.d
Kick al the ball in the direction az the
encmy's goal II il goes over the heads 81
the lire OF rusEcfs iEcy break and rlase for
Al. Possibly one OF The backs captures II.
Instead Of kicking the tall, be tuch5 ]. under
his left Grm 50 G5 10 have h!s right Tree
90 push Gsidc his opponents and starts ioriLc
,cnemy'5 goal. taxing a roundabout aid
lod-ing course 80 s. to cvade his pursuerS.
lie may carr the ball forward as lar IS lie
is able. or lick it forward, but he must not
throw 1t IN that direction. He is at Liberty
I N
On bis side and let him take II further on lis
tourney, and this lie does If the enemy makes
IL too hot fer him. This running and pass
iner of tho bali is one of the finest points 81
the came, and the Harvard eleven had 1t
down fine last year II tho player secs Dit to
hang on 10 the coveted object it Is only
matter OF few moments when one or
teveral OF his opponents Is upon hlm. lie IS
seized by the neck, arms or vast, and an at
tempt IS made to get the ball away. This Is
called "tackling, ana Is where The rough
work Gomez in, for the player who
has the spheroid VIII fall down, II
possible, with the tall uadcr hl;n, aud Will
make foundation for a living pyramid Of
strong, struggling men. THIS falling down
on the bali is another sharp trick OF tic
game The player shouts Down to the
referee, who secs If he has the ball, and If 80
orders hostilities TO cease. Tie ball IS not
lifted from tie ground, and The man who
had IL or some one else selected Toy the cap
tain puts his foot on II while another TGsn
from the same team knccls down jas. back
OF the ball The bal Is now d0wa for q
''sclmmagc,p vhiic tne payer Tho has bis
foot III u Is called the snapper back Tho
rival rllshers aso Close at band ready t. seize
tie ball should TIE Il5yor's foot slip CT 10.
Suddenly, after n TENT or two, tEo bali u
''SnGplel back 10 TIE man kneelIng. who
SEES a. and throws II sill frrs-c.' bach,
unloss the eaeny Is quicker than lie, whea
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