Evening journal., 1908-01-02
SOCCER KEEPS
EVERY MAN ACTIVE
Must Keep Perfect as
No Substitutes Are
Allowed
PLAY FOR NINETY MINUTES


The field OF play in a soccer game is
marked by a halfway line. the centre Of
the field being also marked. with circle
with a ten-yard radius made around it
Lines are marked six yards from each
goal post, at right angles to the goal
lines, for a distance Of six yards. these
being connected with each other by
line parallel to the goal lines. the space
between these lines being known as the
goal area. Lines are also marked IS yards
from each goal post, at right angles TO
the goal lines, for distance OF IS yards,
these being connected with each other
by a line parallel to the goal lines, the
space between these being the penalty
area A mark is made opposite the CEN
tire of each goal u yards from the goal
line. this being the penalty kick mark.
Association football is played upon a
field twice as long as It is broad. the
maximum length being about 1s0 yards.
the minimum being 100 yards. The goal
posts are "a feet apart, with bar across
them eight feet high the corners OF the
ground and the touch lines being marked
with flags. The ball is perfectly round
and measures q inches In circumference.
Two halves Of 45 minutes each constitute
a game, with an interval Of five minutes,
with eleven players on each side. as
follows: One goal-keeper. two funbacks.
three halfbaclzs and five forwards.
The fve forwards are strictly for at
tack only. the two outside players al
ways being in advance Of the inside
players. The centre forward, being the
pivot OF the attacking line. must be
sure kicker as he is the one who IS
most dependedu pom to shoot the bail
through his opponents goal.
Upon the three halfbacks falls the
greater part of the play as they are
supposed to attack and defend in turn,
It being their duty to break up all pass
ing movements Of the opposing forwards,
and also to feed" their forwarders. The
centre halfback is the pivot Of the team.
He must always be ready to fan back
to the defense this being where half
back is Indispensable.
The two fullbacks bear the brunt Of
the defense, as the responsibility Of keep
ing the goal intact falls on them. They
are, as a rule heavy and swift OF foot,
and must be sure. strong ldckers. 1t is
their place to protect the goal-keeper,
who is the last hope when the backs are
beaten. and oftentimes a good goal-keep-
er has saved a team from defeat by his
clever handling of the ball.
II the ball is kicked out Of bounds Il
is I'm touch and thrown back into play
by one OF the halfbacks of the opposing
side to the player who kicked It out The
ball must be thrown with two hands from
behind the head, the thrower standing
with his toes to the line, his feet to be
kept fiat on the ground. The player is
allowed to throw il IN any direction, but
must not touch It unul some one else has
played t. IL the ball is kicked over the
end lines It is out Of play, which results
in a goal kick. the BAH being kicked
into play from the six-ybrd line by the
goal-keeper II, however, the ball crosses
the line, being played over by one Of the
team defending that end. it is a corner
kick. One OF the opposing players then
kicks the bah from the corner nag into
the goal mouth, the other player trying
either TO head or rush It through.
II player Intentionally handles the
ball trips or obstructs another player not
In the act OF handling the ball. he incurs
a penalty. a free kick being given TO the
opposing team. should the foul occur
however. within the penalty area, it is
a penalty kick for goal, no one being al
lowed near the BAN except the player who
Is making the kick
The game Is very fast and exciting. as
no one player can keep the bah to him
self more than few seconds. the ball
usually travelling from one goal 10 the
other with lightning-like rapidity. In
many Instances the ball does not touch
the ground for quite while. being kept
IN the air from one PLAYERS head to the
other
Every PLAYER Is kept In action during
the game. and a man needs 10 be in per-
feet condition TO 50 through game Of