Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1895-Accepted, 20th July, 1895

page_text: MOVING.
When moving the ball or the men travel in a direct line from the spot they
were resting on, along the row of spots, longitudinal or transverse, selected for
their move and their course cannot be deflected from the same line in the same
move. They can only occupy a vacant spot and only travel along a clear course
not over a man, except in the case of the ball being "thrown in.'
Each player makes one move in turn.
player may miss a move.
Under certain circumstances however a
When a player has no man placed to force the ball (to "kick" or "heel" it
out) on his move he can move any one of his men he likes, for tactical position.
The move for position is limited to one or two spaces' distance if in a forward
direction (carrying the man nearer to the opponents goal line), but to one space
only if in a retrograde direction.
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When the player at his turn to move has a man standing on a spot adjoining
the one occupied by the ball, the move must consist in that man forcing the ball.
When possible to
Any man the player has on or next to the ball can so force it.
kick" it he must do so. Only a man who is "on" the ball can kick it.
The "kick" consists in driving the ball along one of the lines radiating from
the spot on which it happens to be standing, to any other unoccupied spot on the
The man making the
same line, but short of any man standing on that line.
"kick" takes the place the ball has been driven from, in every instance.
The kick-off alone is limited in direction, and this must be made in the direction
of the adversary's half of the field.
The ball must be kept continually moving as far as circumstances will allow,
and should it rest in an isolated position (without any man "on" it) the man who
can reach it first and in the smallest number of moves must be played to that end
until he does reach it, any moves on his adversary's part meanwhile, being tactical
ones.
BLOCKED BALL.
Whenever the ball being on a side line spot other than a corner one, gets
blocked round (by 4 men on the adjoining spots and whether of the same or both
teams) it must be "thrown in " by the player having the turn as his next move.
The "throw in" consists in transporting the ball along either of the 2 transverse
lines radiating from the point where it was blocked, and placing it on any vacant
spot on the line chosen not further off than the middle longitudinal row.
its direction take it towards a goal, it must in any case stop short of the goal line.
The ball in its course passes (in this instance) over any intervening men, and no
man of either side is to be displaced for this particular move.
Should
When the ball gets blocked in by men otherwise than as above, it must be
"heeled out," which consists in one of the men so blocking it exchanging places
with it as his move

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In the event of the ball getting blocked by men composed of both teams in any
of the following positions, the "heel out to extricate it must be effected as
follows:-
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If on any of the corner spots (which are the end spots of the 2 outer rows and
of the next rows to these) the side having the majority of men on the ball
(2 out of 3) must heel out at once irrespective of regular turn for moving.
If blocked in the centre of a corner hexagon, the ball must be heeled out by
one of the 4 men not occupying extreme corner spots, at his side's regular turn to
move.
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When blocked by 6 men on any other part of the board if the player whose
turn it is to move has not a majority of men on the ball he must heel out with
one of them at once; but if his men round the ball are in the majority he can at
choice either take the heel out or miss his move and call upon his adversary to
heel out instead as his next move.
The same course is followed when the ball gets blocked by 5 men on one of the
spots immediately in front of the four goal posts.
Should the ball be smothered, that is blocked by men all of the same team, in
any of the above positions one of the men so blocking it must heel it out directly
bis side gets the move and should the block occur in a corner the heel out must be
made in a direction away from the corner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A marked board, two sets of men and a ball, adapted for playing a game in
which the ball is placed between the two sets of men arranged at the ends of the
board and in which each player in turn can force the ball along definite lines by an
adjacent man towards his adversary's end of the board but short of a point
occupied by another man the man so forcing the ball taking the position vacated
by the ball.
2. A board marked by points formed by three sets of lines arranged at angles
of 60° to each other, two sets of men and a ball adapted for playing a new game
substantially as described.
3. The apparatus for playing a new game substantially as described with
reference to the drawings.
Dated this 14th day of June 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.