The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-10
SOCCER FOOTBALL
BECOMING POPULAR
Morgan, Old English Player,
Tells All About Fine Points
of Game.
FIELD OF PLAY is AN
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
Rules Are Such as to Prevent
All Rough Playing, and III
juries Are Slight.
BY JOHN MORGAN.


press Of late in a general manner,
and ! will now, for the sake OF the
uninitiated, deal more or less with the
manner in which the game IS played,
dealing with the various duties and
positions of the players, coupled with
some advice to those who are more or
less familiar with the game, and who
take an active part in it.
The Field.
in international matches, the ground
is limited to a minimum length of llo
yards, maximum 100. width 40 TO So
but a good serviccabIe ground is 100
bv 81 or 20 Yards The minimum al
lowed by the foot bnll association is
100 by so yards. In selecting or marx
ing out a ground, 1T is always best to
he generous as regards width, nothing
under sixty wards. seventy would Dc
better. even with the minimum length
Of 100 yards, as with plenty or wldth
it leaves ample space in which 70
maneuver. because III narrow pein
tho ball is liable to 90 out Of bounds
thereby causing too frequent stoppages'
which spoil the game from the spec
tstors' standpoint The surface of the
ground should be level and firm, and
if possible. free from ruts and long
tufts of grass OF a rough, uneven sur
face. as ii will tend to defect pass
from its course The line running across
the goals are called goal lines, those
running ar right angles and meetlng
them along the sides are called toucn
lines The goal posts IN soccer arc
twentvfour feet apart eight feet III
height to the bottom of the crossbar'
and to score a goal the ball must pass
between the posts and underneath the
bar The ball is similar to basket
ball. only smaller Six yards each SIDE
of posts and six yards out into toe
| field of play rectangIe is marked
This is the goal area. Another rect,
angle eighteen yards from posts ana
eighteen yards out, is marked, when
is named the penalty area, the danger
zone for the defence. as for any IN
territorial handling. showing. tripping,
or fouling an opponent in this space
penalty is awarded. and that. IN nine
cases out of Ten means goat In
the center Of the field from the point
Of the kick on. circle ten yards IN
| radius is drawn, and the opposing side
to the one kicking of must keep ten
wards from the ball until il has been
kicked OF the ball put IN plav That
rule prevents opponents from rushing
/
blows. az no move can be made on their
part until the hall has been touched.
Positions of Players.
The game IS played by teams OF
| eleven on a side. same number ms IN
intercollegiate football, The period of
plav is halves Of fortyhve minutes
enrh. or less if necessary. with a i've
or tep-minutc interval at half time
| Ends are ouIy changed ut half time
and not when a goal is scored, as IN
the college game. Time IS taken on
for stoppages, such as PLAYER temp
orarilv laid out-which seldom happens
hurst ball. etc. Once the game has
commenced no substitute is allowed to
fill any vacancy whether for player
ordered Off for undue roughness or us
ing objectionable language to the ref
cree, or PLAYER temporarily or perma
nentlv in mred. The only PLAYER nj
lowed to handle the ball is the goal
keeper.
The Forwards.
The forwards. five in number, arr
The attacking force, and strange tt
say. in soccer the attacking force )'
Generally composed of the lightest men
Speed with stamina TO keep IT up al
through the game is one essential quail
ifcation. A forward line is composed
of two wings. left and right, the ont
side and inside left forming one OK
trcme. the inside and outside righ
the other, the main pivot OF thls lin'
being the center. OF tins line th'
two fastest men should be the eXtrem'
wing men-outsido left and rght-a
these oct tho opportunity when the bal
;s passed out TO them, of making head
way at full speed with the ball Mt thei
too along the touch hne towards th
onposite goal, depending on ludlclou
ond welJ-iimed pass to their inside part
nrrs TO thwart the opposing half-haeS
and when in the danger zone to Genie
lie ball, dropping it in Inc vlclnlty o
the goal mouth so that some or in
. inside men NAV have chance OF clthc
Eict;ng heading or rushing the bal
through. 90, !,
These extreme wing men should b
,bIe 10 center the ball, thai is, SWIM
= from the extreme edge of The hel'
naar tho corner flag, clean across TN
mouth OF the goal, without stopping. .
steady themselves or the pali' ana O
IL hammered with one or two opnone,II, ~,
irving ia hustle them on the paI'' IN, H.
,hrne inside men. namely inside rleh'
oartor aud inside left, should make u
mai little they lack in sreed by extr
,In,,errcss in fooiwork that Is, IN ma
rin,,lating ard dribbling the ball Mne
an made is passing 10 his outsid
partner, he should not pass Sia %areoyp co..
Eto him. but 10 point, using ms "w
{3as%ans5 S3m daso5uaiq fIT5 not square SO that hi
partner n,r will not have to stop but ia. TAX
the bal on the run The oia%er ia%lf Gf to e0s sto
l1.' nr slacken speed to take the pas
wi which is had tactics, as it gives dI tan
for the defence th to ms" S9G''pfyat' pya of 'sf Il
hisaeE bIsa. KS he S viii get many oDpOrtuntis1 i
Of doing sGmething soD3Po, Gp 'f 5s OWN; WIN es
Hnou'u - IN stborouoh touch with cac
| other nreo am" and above all, a sure and dsa ,a
shot shot for goal from all kinds slsutio1 Of 1ng,s oys
This latter should be TosId. en- rsSGn''a az qua II
oaseurv for them 10 shoot accuratel
70; For goal with fastmoving ball WIZ
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