Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th June, 1887
Complete Left, 21st Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th Mar., 1888
I CHARLOTTE BROWN SUFFIELD 3 & 5 Arcade Leeds Dealer in Toys and Fancy
Goods do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
A Board so arranged that a game of Football can be played indoors or on a Table
by means of a small Football made of Leather, Bone Wood Metal or other material
the scoring of points to be arrived at by throwing dice or spinning a teetotum.
On the Board is a printed representation of a grand Stand and other ornamentation
the centre of the Board is divided into equal spaces numbered from 0 to 24 on the
dividing lines commencing with "0" in the centre, the 25th space being marked
at each end as a "Goal" every fifth space represents a scoring point in the game
namely, Kick off, Scrimmage, Free Kick, Off side, Touch down, try.
The Game is played by two or more players forming themselves into two sides each
side defending one of the goals.
The Football is placed upon the centre line marked "0" a player then casts the
dice or turns the teetotum and whatever number is thrown the player moves the Ball a
corresponding number of lines towards his or her goal a player on the other side then
throws the dice or turns the teetotum and moves the Ball back towards his or her goal
as many lines as numbers thrown. Whenever the Ball falls upon any of the scoring
lines as previously mentioned the player either obtains a benefit or the reverse
according to the rules laid down for the game.
Dated this 90th day of July 1887

page_text: CHARLOTTE BROWN SUFFIELD 3 and 5 Thorntons Arcade Leeds Dealer in Toys and
Fancy Goods do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
A board so arranged that a game of Football can he played indoors or on a table
by means of a small football made of leather Bone Wood Metal or other material the
scoring of points to be arrived at by throwing dice or spinning a teetotum on the
board is a printed representation of a grand stand and other ornainentation the centre
of the board is divided into equal spaces numbered from 0 to 24 on the dividing lines
commencing with "G" in the centre the 25th space being marked at each end as a
"Goal" every fifth space represents a scoring point in the game namely kick off
scrimmage free kick off side touch down try and goal The game is played by two or
more players joining themselves into two sides each side defending one of the goals the
football is placed upon the centre line marked "0" a player then casts the dice or
turns the tectotum and whatever number is thrown the player moves the ball a corre-
sponding number of lines towards his or her goal a player on the other side then
throws the dice or turns the tectotum and moves the ball back towards his or her goal
as many lines as numbers thrown whenever the ball falls upon any of the scoring lines
as previously mentioned the player either obtains a benefit or the reverse according to
the rules laid down for the game.
The accompanying drawing is a plan of the board in accordance with my
invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A board with divisions marked thereon for the purpose of playing a game
partaking of the nature of Football.
2. A small football for shewing how the score stands.