Telegram-herald., 1888-11-04

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YALE
ssuled thas hfs al limb are lzuperiiesi n
football Play bus the sane o. iec-lan can %
made against alnsoss any sport tnzt calls f1r
active, -ariezs psysieil couIpetlL40n- The
b~asll- % seailh, however. FAR erses tne
number q niaries rscelvsd in ta-s
staruy, manly game, aad where ono
aan may I've % regret hLs pars.ci-
patton In the sport. hlallre'is may give thanks
for beng lganzf0rmei from Ea4A, thin
Legxed, 3a1 caesled nortlls ~ strong healthy
sad diaease tefyilg Uln- A graz advance
has oesu nia..3 ia De usethod n paying tie
gano ~ithln .ae at Ben years cr -. AID "a
consequenco the Liability of acciaeus has heau
greatly rssiGcei, whl.e tne Interest has not
bsen detractet from in taa <sazt- The skill
ful passing q the bail from enc player -
another has isssened the number u tie do
or de So ie a ruabea, Nalch provoked the
rouxtezE kind ~ scTiL1In4 ying azd frequently
lsfs SONS ons iatured oa tts fed Gun
nfng Pas haken the place n brute sLreugth
IN large measure. aad bead work
otter proves superior % Lg work
Football playing "a this country has
not reached uch extsnsive PrOpoTtiors
a. Ia Eng land. bus each sacceevfiny year adds
- the number Of - tsvotees here Is most
enthusiast supporters and It's most eEpert
sxponents are found among ths college boys.
parricularly Il Harvard ard Yale, Ind
mighty cont-sts occur annually between
repr-zencztlVs -lsver1s q tae=s rival inStitu-
tions which are attended, by thousands Of
sDectatcrs. Who are fairly carried away with
the exrtterasrt u toe s---pggis. As soon as the
bosahah ssason IS ovtr tEae u football Opeas.
bat IL last Only couple ot months ard gen
srally cUlzniaatss daring rhankss,i vtng week.
Tho number q piAy srs ccnstilUtlns q foot
ba4 team = elsven, hut taero are usually four
or dse msn uho at ~ substitutes ia the
svsnt q accident or deRnsss. They ars.nat
ailoVye'i on sbe Gaid d.arAas tae Prcs--Ss a. n
game. Ao~svsg Tho pLfvers are divided
into seven '.rusneFs,r who occupy th0 middle
of tho asld, one "quarssr back, /" who has
position In tasir rear. txo '-haH backS,' who
sre stil further bahlnd, and one -ful hac<."
who guards the goal ne regulation
grounds anst - $50 long, 10 feet ia width,
wish a gal plarsd Ia The middle of each goal
line. snd with the hold marked With traverse
lines I've yards apart The goa. consists ot
swo uprighs pests over twenty feet high.
placed sighte~u feet SIX inches apart, and
with a cross bar ten fces froru the
ground rhe cams IS divided into
halves. each lasting forty-Gvs min
ufes. ~ith tsn uiiuu-ss iltsrralSSion. and it IL
decided BY sas scuro OF pOiu-s rnads in the
hsivss On The following basis ot calculation:
Goal obtzinsd By Soucn down. @, goal from
a Geld kick. 8 touch down, falling goal, 4.
sIfsty 5y opponsnls. . When plsy IS %
begin a coin - toSzd % decide which side
shzl havs th0 kick Of The oaIl = placed
on a hne orl the ground mid way between the
two gas. Erd each side rstires a certain dis
tancs from it Then TO siie which has Won
Tho "xick on sends is best kicker % the
front. and te has free or unobstructed
kick az the ball in tha direction of toe
snernv's <otl lf it goes ovEr the heads u
the hre ~ rushers they brsa< and make Tor
t. Possibly one of the ~bac2s' captures 30.
Instead Il kic4inx tie bail DE- t0cks it under
hts ieft arm 50 as to have his righs free
q push assie his opponents aud starts Tor the
sosmys gal, taxing roundabout and
dcJ~rrg coprSs So a. to svade bis purSusrs.
he r,aY carry TIE bah forward ss Tar as 10
II aeie or kick ie forward but lie must not
thro- ir ri that direction tie Is az liberty
g throw s tsca v1rt 80 some otser player
on his Vde and iet bin take 81 further on ia
tcurney and this be DOES ~ tire enemy makes
n too hot f. hi,n- Tbs running and pass
ing7 q ths bal .s oue 4 ere finest points z
the CAMS. and the Harvard eleven had is
sovn dns asst year r. the player sees A. %
hanx on to the covated ot icct &c Is onlY
n1atter of a fsv moments when ore OF
sevcral II bis opponents is upcn hiu. he =
seired By tos neck. arms or vast. ard an a.
tensrt Is mase O. get tie ball swsY Tss -
eslad "tsekhng. ard is where the rough
WORK comes in. Ger tae player who
has the soher1id VII fau down. r
possible. vith tha oan under hiru. and VII
nsaks fccndauou for a living pyramid Il
sfrecs. struggling aea. Ihis talng down
en tbe bah Is another sharp trick II the
E1rse The piavsr shcuus Down' % The
saferee. ~ho sees if tc has the bail. aud II 80
srders scsahtiss t1 crase. rte osu - nCt
Efted freul the ground. snd tie nan vho
h11 81 ~ scr1e cre else selected hv tle cap
ein puts rs ioct en- it while aurEler man
frorn 60 san,e teara kneels down Just back
cf TIE ta.L The bah Is now dsvu f-r
s's.ri nrsre.r ~ r the plavrr sho bas bis
fc0t en- - IS called tle "saaprer hack TIE
rival rrsners arr cisss af baad r-edr - selza
the bal should rhs c.afers foct slip off Sc
Susoenir sfser a isius or tHo. ste bali IS
ssrarre-s bsck- q, tbs naan xnesiir~. wao
sis~ IS snd tnrurs r s1l further back.
an.ssg fas e1emT "a suicker tasu ~. wheu
scrisrs-s reealtz ke rct allowed
- threw = f-w-rl Es risv is g,
tlsruw it hsckvarl - ancteer r,sn.
vho xpts it ard then rnrs fer sha anesuv's
E'al ~ erurra taa r-l~fers tdsn rrase Ger
ban. but eef9rs thev gst dangerously ciase ae
~pn-eSF tse naIl far tas EoaL FuurrE
~sere the paTer 8ro7- tae bad ard shen