The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-02

CBy Walter Camp in Golfers Weekly,
Continued from last Saturday,
1t becomes evident after watching the
game for few moments that the men
have rather different duties and, as a
matter of act. the positions are divided
off according to these duties. Seven men
of the eleven form what is known as the
rush line, the man in the middle being
called the center rush, the men on his
right and left respectively the guards,
the two men next to them on each side
the tackles, and the outside or fanking
men the ends. The center rush always
puts the ball in play by rolling it back
with his hand to a man who crouches
just behind him, and who is known as
the quarter back. The other three men
of the eleven who stand behind the quar-
back, are known as the backs, right ana
left half-back, and full-back. This is a
general arrangement, and is varied ac-
cording to the plan of attack.
The ball is a rubber bladder inclosed
within a covering of pigskin. 1t is oval
in shape, and in kicking it the man hits
it on the end with his foot and the
side. 1t is allowable for any man who
secures the ball to run with it. except
the quarterback, who is not allowed to
carry it ahead. If a man thus running
fully be ny his opponents, and STOPPED,
the ball is put down for a scrimmage.
The game, however. does not open with
a scrimmage, but, both sides being lined
up, the ball is kicked off from the center
of the field. 1t must go at least ten
yards, and as much further as the kick
err wishes. After the Kickoff the game
proceeds in a series of scrimmages until
one side or the other either cross the OPP
ponents' goal line with the ball, In which
case it counts touchdown and entities
them to try a kick at the goal; or until
the team gets near enough to kick
goal, and fearing their ability to carry
1t across the line and thus earn touch
down, they may elect to try drop-kiek
at the goal. This is made just any
other kind of kick is III the field of play,
the ball, however, being dropped to the
ground and kicked after It touches the
ground. II the ball then pass over the
goal bar between the goal posts it counts
as goal. A kick made without the ball
the ground-that is, by dropping
the ball directly to the foot-is called a
punt and could not score a goal, even
though it passed over the bar.
There is one other distinction that the
spectator should note, and that is that
Of off, and on side. Each side. it will
De noticed, keeps in certain relative po-
sition to the ball This Is on account of
The rule which provides that a man is
1f-side when he gets between the ball
md his opponents goal. And when he
8 in that position he cannot himself
pick up the ball or touch it until the
opponents have touched it.
There are certain rules and restrictions
'egarding the way the ball shall be put
n play, and certain of the plays made.
But these are not of especial moment to
he spectator. A man may not be trip
)ed, struck with the fist, throttled, or
aught by the ankles; men may not pile
Ip on a player when he is down, and
when a man catches a kicked bali before
t touches the ground and makes mark
With his heel he Is protected from inter-
erence and can take a far kick at the
all.
When the game has continued the al
Gifted time. the side which has made the
more points, counting as follows. touch