Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-11
SOCCER FOOTBALL
How the Game Is Piayed--iiail Not
 Touched by Hands or Carried.

Touched by Hands or Carried.
 Association football, commonly known as Soccer" from the kind of stockings which some players wear to cover their otherwise bare legs, Is having greater vogue than ever at Yale this year, where champion team was produced year ago.
 In Norwich the sporting pro gramme for Norwich people has been added to this year by the formation of Norwich Association football club, which has been playing 80 far with pronounced success. To the English and Scotch people of the city the game is an open book and arouses the greatest enthusiasm in the matches at Sachem park. Many others who might be patrons will find a key to what the players are doing in the following description of the game by the Yale coach. He says:
 The general idea of the game is simple-the object being to propel round ball some II ounces in weight and 27 inches in circumference be- tween two uprights s feet high and 24 feet apart. The ball must not be touched by the hands or arms, except by the goalkeepcr. but every other part of the body is available and is used at one time or another. Each goal thus scored counts one point. and there are no other.
 The game is played by two sides l 1nh .ls, .t T I as follows: five forwards. three half backs, two fullbacks and goal Keeper. Of these, the forwards are entrusted with the attack, practically all the scoring being done by them. They must be clever. fast on their rect and above all things double footed-i. e.. able to use either foot with equal facility and effect The position of halfback calls for similar qualifications as well as a somewhat Sturdler physique. This position entails double work. the halfbacks acting as support to the forward line besides forming d first line of defensn. They intercept the oppon- entS' forwards, passing the ball Iii, 10 lher o"n front nuC and occds- Slonal!y tct'lIg shpC al goal The centtraalt, especially, must ba q worker "s from his posit on h,, con trols the drive and attacks, falling pack as the need arises to act as the Keystone of the defense. This posi- tion Is the best one in the field to t'e captain, calling as 1t does for utlor'tJ, experience and cool head. ednesS.
 The fullbacks are preferably big ger and heavier men than either the forwards or halves. Their duties con- sist or backing up the first line of defense, intercepting a pass through the halves and returning the ball to thelr own forwards. Should an op- posing forward succeed in evading the halfbaCk, then it is incumbent upon the full to persuade him to re- l1nqulsh the ball, or to compel him to shoot for goal without giving him time to steady himself and take de- lDerate aim. In any case the full pack must impress it upon the minds Of the enemy's forwards that their presence is in the immediate neigh borhood of his goal is neither wei come nor desirable. The necessary attributes of a fullback are steadi- ness, certainty in kicking Oength of Kick is also desirable, though relia- bility and accuracy are of more inn portance) and nerve. Ability to start quickly and to move fast for a few yards is also necessary.
 Last of all comes the goal keeper. the hardest and most thankless posi- tion of the field He forms the last court of appeal and has often to bear the responsibility of other mems mis- takes, A fullback playing close in. for example, attempts to head the ball, but misjudges it and point is scored that the goal keeper might have saved, had he had the chance. and the same on miskick. Or if the day is cold and raw and the goal keepers hands have grown numb, a fast shot comes in and slips through his fingers. Perhaps it is a corner kick and the ball comes right into his hands, but the fullbacks let the enemy through upon him before he has had a chance to clear, and the man, ball and all tumble into the net to the piping of the referees whis- tie The goal keepers mistakes are usually final and fatal and yet, cu- riously enough, more men are anxious to try for that position than any oth- CT. .'-Norwich Bulletin.
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