Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-24
.|NVENTS NEW
FOOTBALL GAME
RULES CALL FOR CONTEST
INDOORS
One of the Features of the Game Is the
Way the Pigskin Is Kept from
Being Kicked Out of
Bounds

George w. Hancock, the inventor of
indoor baseball, has originated new
game for gridiron players, which he has
named "Hancock's indoor football" and
which contains some novel and striking
points never before Introduced into the
sport.
His rules will permit the playing of
the game in Kinks or halls, where the
spectators may be comfortably seated
and enjoy the contest, as he also an
ranged Cor the indoor baseball sport.
One of the odd features of the game IS
the way in which he prevents the ball
| from being kicked out of bounds where
the area is naturally limited. Mr. Han
cock proposes to anchor the ball to
| one of the players with thirty-foot
cord, which of itself must occasion
many laughaple situations.
The scheme of the game and the
rules he has formulated are as fol-
lows:
Material for Game
The ball, which may be a football
shaped punching bag, shall have
strong loop at one elongated end, to
which shall be attached pliable lariat-
like cord at the other end of which
shall be a snapper by which the cord
may be hitched quickly to the ring in
the anchors belt.
The player called the anchor shall
wear tug-of-war belt, to the front of
which shall be securely attached ring.
The anchor cord shall be thirty feet
in length.
Players shall be provided with suits
heavily padded at the knees and hips,
and shall wear rubber-soled shoes.
Grounds
Grounds shall be 100 by so feet.
Lines shall be marked the short way
every ten feet.
Players
Nine players shall constitute side.
The players ON each side shall be five
forwaCds, one quarterback, one half
back, one fullback and an anchor who
shall be a free lance"
Rules
l. Choice of goals shall be decided by
lot. and same goals shall be retained
| throughout the game
g The kickoff shall be decided by lot
and the ball shall be placed on the
| siXty-foot line from the opponents goal
| line, equi-distant from the side lines.
8. The side having the kickoff shall
| be termed the kickers to distinguish
them from the receivers, and shall line
up as follows: Four forwards on the
kick ball from sixty-foot line; quarter
back, halfback and fullback to take
such positions in rear as may be as
signed them by their captain; anchor
attached to ball and placed to one
side of the ball on the same siXty-foot
| line but not more than four feet from
the ball.
4. The receivers shall be placed as
follows Five forwards on the forty
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and fullbacks taking positions desig-
mated by their captain; the anchor to
take any position behind the forty-foot
| line.
5. The ball is to be kicked toward op-
ponents' goal line.
! 6. Players must not move from prop
er line until ball is kicked,
7. Player who gets ball after kickoff
may run toward his opponents goal, oil
may pass it back to one Of his own side
or may make down" by placing his
hand on any part of his body, or the
ball, on the floor.
s. A down is to be called at any time
when the player with ball touches ont
hand, or any part of the body, or the
ball to the floor.
8. A down shall be declared when the
cord becomes tangled with the players
so no further progress can be made.
~ n uOWn small De uecldIeu Wnel
teams become deadlocked and can MAKE
no further progress.
II. When down occurs either vol
untary or otherwise the ball shall b,
placed in the scrimmage as follows
Four of the side having the ball lhas
line up directly behind the player hav
ing the ball, who shall pass It back be
tween his legs to one of these players
The anchor shall be on a line with tn,
ball, not over four feet from it. 1'h,
five forwards OF the other side shal
line UP three feet in front of the ball
When the player to whom the ball 4
passed receives the ball he may d.
with II the same as when received iron
a kiekoff.
II. The side with the ball must gaii