The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL UNDER THE NEW RULES 3
~oOD generaIship will have more to
- do With the winning. and losing
~ of football games this fall than

n ~OOD generalSH1p VIII n"'o
~ of football games this fall than
ever before in the history of the sport;
In the last few years the game had
developed largely to question OF brute
strength. This year the battle wall pc
a better test of skill and variety OF at
tack.
There is one axiom in generalship
this year that all field generals must
ever have in mind.
An Axiom In Generalship.
That is this. Always punt when the
ball is in your territory; that hat Is sn whea
i;ne punt the bali out Of danger.
There are two reasons for this.
First, do not try tricks in this terri
tory because 1t will be costly if you
lose the ball by some mistake or fam-
BILE.
Second, because it would be use less
to try to rush the ball for any great
distance by straight football because
Of the new 10-yard rule, and because
you will use up your men so that they
comes to a critical point within strik-
ing distance Of goal.
The football generals this season
must not be misled by their expert
ences in the first easy games of the
year, for when 1t comes down later on
to the battle royal between two evenly
matched teams, then there will be an
awfnl Lot Of kicking kin g goin Gr on SO NOW
Three Zones ~ Attack.
In reality, this year there are three
zones of attack. First, inside Of your
I'd ina h0fwonn
5O-yard line and the opponent g 25-
yard line, and third, between the op.-
ponents' 25-yard line and their goal
line.
AS have said, in the first zone al
ways punt, in the second zone try your
tricks, and in the third zone work your
straight football, which includes drop,
kicking.
there is not much danger in trying q
trick, because even If you lose the ball
you are still fairly safe.
These tricks may not only serve to
unsettle the opposing defense, but will
SAVE YOUR OWN MEN FOR THE
LAST FIGHT TO CARRY THE BALL
OVER THE LINE.
Inside the opponents 25-yard line,
as general rule, it Is safer to stick to
straight football, because you do not
want to lose the ball on misplays when
you are so close to scoring, and also be-
cause you CANNOT SCORE ON A
FORWARD PASS OR A KICK OVER
THE GOAL LINE.
The rules say that you cannot score
when a ball is kicked over the goal
line, unless it is touched before it goes
over, and in no case can you score on a
forward pass that is thrown over the
line.
Therefore, inside the opponents 10,
: yard line they can concentrate their de-
Tense without fear Of trick.
Right here is where dropkicking will
come In, and as I pointed out in one OF
the earlier articles Of this series, IT
WILL BE TREMENDOUSLY I'M
PORTANT TO DEVELOP THE CLEV
Err DROP KICKER.
Different Kinds of Kicks.
Every team should have number OF
different kinds Of kicks on its list OF
plays this year.
There is the long punt from regula,
kicking formation.
From this formation several fake
Kicks may be used.
Then there should be a quick, Ions
kick.
This is made from simple formation
and the intention is to catch the oppos
ing backfeld with only one man in it
and give your end rushes a chance t.
run down the field without bein,
blocked by their opposing ends, VIII
will not know in time enough to bloc]
that punt is to be made.