Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-30


r. W. MAXWELL most expensive out
q, IN the sporting goods store. but get
ad servIceeble outfit, and be sure that
!, Ats properly. Jersey, stockings,
ShsLI trousers and pair OF eleated
shoea are all that are necessary anu 'nese ~
can be purchased at a nominal price raS
particular attention to the SHOES anu IN
slst on a perfect At. Consideraole ruinins Is
,s dome in a football game ana pair ol
-. ,e.t will he a serious handicap.
Tho fottbau pants should be neavily
aadad aarly in the season. Inc hlps,
.hIgbs and knees must be protected
sgainst bruises and hard knocks. Shouluer
nsds also should be worn, but II Is not
necessary to protect the elbows Snln IN
guards can be used. but they, 700, can ~. ~
4 Sisnensed with unless they are worn 20
nrotect an injury. In the South the
,nojoritv of players wear short SOCKS IN
s,esd Of stockings, leaving most OF the leg
hare. / would not advise this however,
as the stocking offers a protection agalhst
scratches and also keeps the dirt out Oh
cuts.
FIT OF ToGS VITAL POINT.
To NV mind. the most important thing
to he considered In the equipment OF
/ niayers is to see that everything nus
nroperly Don't wear any cast-oh attire
that IA too large or go stopping around
a, a nair of shoes once worn by man
trvica vour size. have seen this done
nm big college teams and almost inVariaDly
tha piayer. has been injured. If possible
I would advise a heavily padded SUIT lot
early practice and work In the late ia.i
Al ,vhen the ground is frozen over, ana u
lighter suit to be worn only In games.
4 Heavy shoes also should be worn during
nractice, to be replaced by lighter ones
during the contests.
In starting the football season there
are three things which must be prac-
tlced until they are mastered. These are
handling the ball. forward passing anu
n tackling In modern football the Ior-
4 ward pass is being used more and more
and the teams are beginning to use 1t
n as the chief method of attack.
Handling the ball properly and tack
ling are rudiments of the game and ap-
3 pear simple, but they must be practiced
constantly not only early in the year.
II but throughout the entire season. A
4 good tackler Is a valuable asset TO
4 team, but there are few playing the game
n today who can be regarded as "hrst
n class"
PRACTICE IN FALLING.
4 The first thing to do after the squad
n appears is to practice fal ng on the ball.
n Place the men in a sing line and have
n them take turns at dropping on the pig
skin. Don't try to pick up the ball.
n Many games have been lost when play
ers have tried this stunt, which gen.
. erally results in a tumble. First make
sure you have the ball and then scramble
to your feet-if you get a chance.
The easiest method of falling on the
\ ball Is the simplest. Take a long dive, II
the pigskin is distance away, extend
/ the arms and pull the ball TO the body
4 Don't pick it up, but sweep II In the arms
Il as Is shown in the photograph. Some
q tpa def m after the
n ball is in their possession. wouldn't adj
. wise this, as It gives the opponents an ex-
4 cuse to hurl themselves upon you and IL
also calls for a penalty for crawling.
The new open game has put a premium
on taking chances and as result there
are more fumbles. In nearly every game
y that Is played the ball is dropped several
n times and 1t is necessary to know how
10 fall on the plgskin and recover these
fumbles. The player should be able to
drop on the ball from either side ana
secure 1t under all sorts OF conditions. A
good plan is TO have two men start for
the ball from opposite directions. In this
manner the player will learn TO throw
himself between an opponent and the ball
and have more chance to get It,
Do not fall on the ball. Fall around It
tnd go after the ball with the hands and
pull 1t toward you, as explained aboYe.
M 1lthO1lSbs
After falling on the ball for about 20
minutes, the next thing to be taken up is
tacklng. The best way to start this is
% send the players down the field under
punts. The men should line up on each
nae OF the kicker and go down the field
pairs. At least three players should
receive the kicks, one to catch the ball
.na the others to interfere for the
r catcher
Right here, 1 want TO impress upon the
sssinner or any one else who plays foot
p.A one cardinal principle which must
followed. When running down the
ns.o under a punt. always keep on The
p1'soe OF the ball. Don't cut In ana try
taekle your man from the front. Try
set him from the side. When the ball
passed TO the kicker. start running as
as you can, but just as soon as you
Sr SSsar tne 'plunk' Of the ball against the
FOOT, turn your head. see where
~ oail Is going and turn out, keeping
w catcher on the inside. In this way
F. ". VIII have your opponent sandwiched
['rrrh you, and when he runs II must
N nsnt down the middle OF the field, II
players ''''' INC O''''
ne reason for this is simple AS soor
~ 'ne ball Is kicked the ends rush down
NJ. neid' They are the hrst 70 ger neal
man who has caught the ball. II IN,
Z Keep Well on the outside and theT
~ N, they will prevent runs along tn,
see lines and force the runner TO gs
-ssnt ahead instead OF dodging Ii
,t meantime, the other players on ths
hers side are rushing down the field
n's 'ne man with the ball runs into them
the only way TO prevent long runs
s,urning punts and should be remem
TACKLE ABOUT KNEES.
Anhoush thousands play football eaea
-. tew know how 10 tackle properly
es players ON the big teams never
.-.n no matter how much they ar.
tneo. From spectators viewpoint
seems comparatively easy. bul
p'ayers entertain entirely different
good taekler requires al kind
I. ,'Fe, Tor he Il forced 70 hurl himself
rp runner time and again during /
ana every time he misses bis MAJ
'H'- ~ the gfound with his face 81