Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-10-20
A FOOTBALL GAME.
Analysed for Spectators.

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eighth, and Atty or more sport-loving
people Of Shepherdstown Joined the
students Of the local normal school
on the athletic Held back Of Miller
Hall, fer the Shepherd College foot
ball team, coached by Prof W. R. Legge
was scheduled to meet Frederick High
School on the field at two-thirty.
Neither team appeaed on the field
at the appointed time and thus the
spectators saw a large clear space on
which was marked of in white lines
a rectangle 100 yards long and 100
feet wide. At the middle OF each end
line, or goal line were seen two tall
posts joined near the top by cross
bar, forming letter H. These were
the goal posts, which later acquired
a meaning in the game. Running
crpsswise Of the rectangle were more
white lines, drawn parallel to the end
lines at intervals OF FIVE yards.
Shortly before three, the Frederick
players appeared and eleven OF them
went to one corner Of the field. Sew
cen formed in line and took the po-
sition OF runners ready to start.
Their positions named from behind
the line and from left to right, we were
told, are left end, left tackle, left
guard, center, right guard, right tackle
and right end. The man in the center
Of the line was holding the ball on
the ground, as il ready to pass 1t back
ward between his legs to man direct
ly behind him called the quarterback
About three yards back of the latter
was the man called the fullback, in
the middle OF the line OF three, the
left half back within touching dis
lance Of his left hip and the man
called right half back on the other
side. Presently the quarterback was
heard calling list Of numbers or sig
nafs and suddenly the center snapped
the ball to the quarterback or one OF
the others back of the line, the back
field as II is called, and the whole
team charged forward with two or
three men running ahead, as il to pro-
feet the man carrying the ball from
any one who might be ahead OF him
Scarcely had the quarterback, or, gen.
eral, used his secret code Of signals
telling his men Of another movement,
they we're to 90 through, when the
Shepherd College squad Of twenty.
two raced out on the field, formed ir
two groups similar to- thai already
seen and went through signal prac-
rice.
After few minutes, one man from
each Of the opposing teams, Captain
Frye for S. c.. and Captain Conner
for Frederick, met Referee Oolley, oil
Martinsburg, in the middle Of the field
A coin was tossed, allowing Captain
Frye to elect to defend the west goal
This left Frederick the alternative oil
making the kickoff, so Captain Conner
took the ball, placing it on the middle
Of the white line sixty yards back OF
the west goal line. Ten yards back
Of this line were his team mates, and
scattered over the field back of a line
ten yards ahead were the Shepherd
College players. The referees whistle
was blown, Frederick man ran down
the held just little behind him. Al
one side Of the rectangle Head Lines.
man Shepherd, formerly OF Lehigh
IVES seen watching the Frederick tear
carefully lest any one should be ahead
Of the ball when it was kicked, ir
which case he would have required
the ball be kicked of at a point ter
yards farther back The kickoff, how
ever, was good. The ball dropped in
to the arms Of Haley who was wait
ing Is yards from the east goal. Hi:
team mates gathered about him to pro
tect him from the advancing opponent
and thus he was enabled to advanc,
ten yards before one OF them tackle,
him about the knees and threw him I
the groud.
Quickly the S. c. center held tn
ball on the ground, his team lining III
quickly as in practice and Haley be
gan calling of his number signals
Knode, the right half back was give,
the balE while Jenkins and Jame
who were in the backheld with mir
ran ahead to form the interference
1t was noted that Jenkins and Jane
only bumped their opponents Will
the Frederic players were using thei
hands ali accnrdino Ia the rules q