Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-09
all other things be level, and should be
at least one hundred and fifty by two
hundred Yards.

at least one hundred ana nICy Dy TWO
hundred yards.
Twelve players constitute q team, and
counting from their own goal towards
that of their opponents they hold the
following positions: goal-keeper, wh0
stands between and just in front OF the
flags; point, cover point, first, second
and third defence fielders; center, third,
second and first attack fielders; and
home and inside home.
The object of the game is, az it was In
the olden times, to get the ball between
the enemy's goal-fags. The game is
started by placing the ball upon the
ground between the "sticks" of the
"center" men. At the word play"
from the referee, each of the men tries
to get the ball by strength or stratagem
either in the direction Of his opronentss
goal, or towards some member of his
own side. Speaking generally, it is the
duty of the defence men, point and
"cover point" to keep the ball out of
their own territory, and the duty of the
"home" men, assisted by the attack
felders, to drive it between the enemy's
goal-posts. The goal-keeper's duty is
self-evident. Each player except ''goap'
is covered" or checked" by an
opponent, whose duty is to prevent him
from getting the ball when it is passed
to him, and at the same time to get it
himself. Thus "home" on one team
'schecks" point on the other, and vice
versa.
Whenever player gets the ball, all
the rnen on his side uncover" that is,
they get as far from their individual
opponents as possible, so that the ball
can be passed to them with safety,
whilst their opponents on the other
hand, do their best to 'cover" them.
There are several ways to prevent q
man from netting the ball. One, and
probably the best way, is to outstrip
him and pick it up before he has .
chance to do 80. If the distance is
short, or he is found to be the better
runner, his opponent should wait un-
til they are within few feet of the
ball and then body-check him. This is
done by bracing the body for shock,
and then, jumping at the man sideways,
striking his body heavily with the
shoulder. If he is not better at the
trick than his opponent, this
blow will throw him out of
his course, as it were, and
not infrequently upset him altogether.
Should he, notwithstanding these pre-
cautions, succeed in picking up the ball,
or in catching it, as the case might be,
his opponent may dislodge it, if he can,
by sharp blow with his own "crosse."
When man has got the ball he should
either pass it to some uncovered man on
his own side, or, lodging his opponent,
run forward with it toward the goal he
is attacking. In the United States the
side getting the greater number of goals
in certain time Is declared the victor.
Wearing Linen.
$50 you have given up wearing fan
mel. Why is this" asked one lady of an
| other.
II gave IT. up because found some-
thing so much more comfortable. I am
going to turn the order of undergarments
topsy turvy, and wear linen in winter
for warmth and wool in summer for
GOODNESS, if l ever wear wool at all.
which is somewhat doubtful. Why, my
dear, do you know that l always take
cold when I leave off my linen house
dresses in the fall and put on wool onesf
had noticed this for several seasons,
and finally made some experiments, by
which l satisfied myself that linen or
cotton was warmer than wool, and SO
am going to fly in the face of tradition
and custom and wear linen; and you viii
find that my health will improve. / en-
tertain ideas about the healthfulness Of
garments that can only be washed in
| warm water.
"Of course we know that moderate
degree of heat not only does not destroy
the germs of disease, but is favorable to
their growth, and it appears to me that
fannels worn from month to month,
sometimes from season to season, with
only warm baths between wearings,
must, in the nature of things, accumu-
late impurities Suppose there is an i'll
ness or exposure to disease, how could
there be more favorable conditions for
its continuance than the fannels as at
present managed? Of course, don't ex-
pect all the world to follow my example,
nor do think it will affect the traffic in
wool goods. l only know l will have
better health and will be much moro
comfortable in linen than in wool. This
is only my notion of what is good for
me. New York Ledger.