Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-11-08

drupsktcktng Walter EckerNAts ot 1ht 1
cago university fame. says
In looking back over foo,hail his
tory for the last Ave years, approx
mataly ~ per cent II tho college /
games have been won through nela 1
goals Thts estimate takes tnto cun
alteration the punta which have /
crossed the goal line geaultlns Ia safe |
ties In view Of this fact, | devm Il
advisable to publish this article IN |
pantlng and dropkiekinx
Goal kicking IL an att acquired
,nly by hard practice and the rSer
else Of great care Many mon can g~t
,ut and In one game heot this ball over
the bar and between the poata without
ever having practiced the trick he
fore. Hut ut the same Time they
might try aud try In other games aud
be unsuccessful In negotiating tho
points That il simply because they
happened 10 catch the ball iuat right
the flrst ,lme and didn't the other
times
"nrup,kickIng il exceedingly dim
cult at nrst. bur With practice Il has
comes easier and wllh 4 line that will
hold and give. the kicker the Ftsauist,r
| time 20 got away hln attempts. the
feat il not al dttTicult hut there are
certain things that the kicker must
figure out b. mua, hnow Just what
IL likely to happen and work On those
| itaea
OF course. the iirs, requisite for
/ ~ Ns&tgf kah
or drop kicking. ID to get t:se muscles
nf the les working freely MANY kick.
ers get out Just before \ game and
put forth alt their strength. thInktns
that this Ii the beat Way ~ set Tim,
heFed up have found that this
method in wrong The muscles arc
ierked aud strained aud when called
upon later they arr likely 10 act IN 4
inrkS manner. which tends u impair
the accuracy ~ the attempt Just BE-
fore going into same get out and
boot the bali gently working 10 the
muscles ~ tho ieE gradually
After this II DONE, The next care
In 60 get IN touch With the rrntsF rush
The center aud The kicker must work
together Of the beat ~ kickrra will
he unable 10 work rieht The kicker
ID set for his trial and the pass mua'
come riah, for his attempt oF be will
be compelled To kick out ~ position
and thereby lnae bin attn and nnllify
his effort Practice many minutes
each day receiving paaacn from Tbs
center and get hta eaaaes exactly
sYbaFa gnu xant 4hNfu
THE ball should b. passed ~ tht
center 10 thai II cpmea end nfnt e
tho kicker: This saves valuable aar
onda adjusting the bail III the hRndl
10 be- dropped The dropping ~ fhs
ball In the main thing 4 man maj
have ever 30 much poser III biz ktsh
lng leg aud set not be- able 10 kicA
goala Usually fhIa Ii because IN
hall has not haaH dropped - III
ground correctly Aftef The ball i
received fl should be poised for an IL
slant With tha Hehm In a parallel I'm
with the goal poets. thus stNlnR ii
reefion
Just before dropping The hall i
given 4 alight downward twiAt &C
cording 10 tho distance 70 he kicked
n the goal posts are close 10 tbs klch
er. the ball maat b. raised higher II
: tha alr than II they ara farther awat
The closer the posta the more peFpea
dleular the ball should be when !
strikes the ground This IL aotHs,hinl
, the kicker must auaRe for himself
when the ball il dropped EFaa
care should bs axafeiasd II muNt Il
, done gently and theirs must ha %
! force which might iwlst II sldswaY
: and ont Of tinn II there il thn kiel
. IL likely 10 70 81 1T IN Anaie n
, larinE should miwars be on The apps
site aide from whleh tbs bali
kicked. for ths raahiae presents 70
. uneyan ) surface fof god results
. When the ball In dgopsred The for
!. should IT, brought hack The kieks
! rising an he toas u hiH athHf fna
i 10 better balance hinaeit and r.
!. more force
: Then comes another important q
tail The hall must bs kicked ltsag :
4 it, apen touches The ground II th
! tor strikes the bell bes0re Il toaehs
the ground Il II npt . drop Kick ~
! shH ball aili Shoot ALONG ths kfaaa
! and not fsH4ss II he kleA On tha -
! r. hand. Ii too aioW and he bail ~
: rlasN on shn hound. mr. lmpetas
!. likely ta aead If straight 10 ia =
> air. and nothing il gained r. r.
q SHOULD hif tbs bail lgst 81 tn snstsf
s the bali hits tha ground Then e Il
!, sall be truiY arogpea The effect
!. he aamn IL kieklaK > apal ffei
: placement
! II taxes maeh pfaeiies and ~ >
' rurAie Judgment ~ ttms and distans
IL gain thta end. bal aaes ls4Esd -
rseefg. Il comes taat1neatsNsF thar
!, after. / base sxpiainsd ths klek g
- he line the bali hisN the gfa4a
and have explained eh8 y shaald
STRUCK b. fhs spe - tba aan4s fHfs
that Il hlta tbs ground s0w sgas
a tktaY a8aa8 nnasaNf essential ss5ta