St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-03-01
DIAGRAM FOR WINTER FOOTBALL.

should be approximately so yard,
long and 80 yards wide.
Now suppose that AS team has the
ball. It is placed 20 yards in front OF
the goal for the kickoff. AS team
lines up on level with the ball. To
cover the field well, KS side will dis.
pose themselves about as in the &C.
companying diagram. A kicks, full
! and fair, and the opposing team
starts for the ball, which is not in
play till it touches one of them. Sup.
pose the ball flies toward Y, and he
sees that he can catch it on the fly.
He may now do one of two things
either make a fair catch, or catch
and run with the ball toward the op-
ponent's goal. In the former case he
calls out: Fair CATCH" and if he
catches he may, without opposition,
advance the ball five PAGES. 1t is then
put in play for his side from that
spot. If, however, he elects to catch
and run it back, he may run with it
until touched-not tackled, but
merely tagged, by any man of the
other team who was behind the ball
when it was kicked off. The ball is
then down for his side, at the spot
where he was touched, and is put into
play from there. If the leather is
not caught on the fly it is put into
play on the spot where it is finally
stopped, but cannot be run back or
advanced from there.
After the kickoff KS side has the
ball, and must return it either by
punt or drop kick The kicking is
done in the alphabetical order of
names, each player taking his turn.
The first kick for KS side is there
fore by v, and the ball is turned over
to him by whatever player caught
it or stopped it. He may re-
turn it from the spot where it was
''down," or from any part of the
field not forward of that line. For
AS side, B has next kick; then comes
w, then C, then x, then d, and SO
on. Any player may catch and adj
vance the ball, but only the one
whose turn it is may kick.
The object is, of course, to gain
ground, and to return the ball into
part of the field not covered by the
enemy's formation. If the ball goes
out of the side lines, it is put in play
from the line where it crossed
through the boundaries. Presently
one side will have worked the ball
far enough down to try for goal. The
trial may be either by punt or drop
kick. The ball must 60 between the
air space marked by the goal posts
at any height over the crossbar. but
it does not count a goal if it be
caught on the fly by the defenders of
the goal behind the goal line. If the
trial for goal fails the other side
punt out from their goal line.
Remember that the trial for goal
may always be made from directly
ii front, as the ball may be carried
straight across the field in either de
rection after down before kicking.
After a goal the side defending the
roal kicks off again. II the ball is
successfully carried by one side be-
hing the opposing goal line, it may
be brought out directly in front Of |
he goal for kick for goal.
It will be found that after little |
practice the passing and kicking will |
,e very fast, and will keep both sides
IN the jump to cover the field and
prevent the ball from being run back
90 far. Quickness and accuracy of
sureness of catch, fleet
less of foot and ability to place
cunts. four of the most valuable quail
ties in regular football, will soon
70 developed by this game. which is
ively enough to furnish plenty of ex-
element and exercise. II desired. In
difference may form and protect the
nan running with the ball. though
his makes the play rougher-Bos-
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