

FOOTHAI.I. 



FRANCK. 



\vn men must be behind 

 he kick* it .T lie adjudged off- 



side, unless the ball i* put in play by a - 

 MM, when the regular rules for scrimmage 



ball COet 



line of the field it i Mid to go "mi.. 

 town." and n must be at onoe brought l>a. k t.. 

 the point where it crated the line, ami then put 

 in play by tome member of the side win. h car- 

 ried it out or first secured possession .f it aft.-r 

 it went out The method* of patting it in play 

 fallow: To touch it in at n-ht angles to 

 the touch lino nn<l then kick it. or. in.- 1 

 monly.walk int.. t!..- field aixl make an ordinary 

 rfSMMfl ,,f it. the same as after a down. In 

 thi latter cawthenlayer h. intends walking 

 in with il miM, before stopping int< tin- ti. LI. 

 declare how many paces h will walk in. in or- 

 drr that the opponents may know where the ball 

 will I* put in play. I It- 'must walk in at least 

 ft ami not more than 15 yards. II. nm>- 

 in mind that the conditions are considerably 

 changed by the n- nil.-, f.-r n.-w upon any first 

 down when inside the 25-yard line, if In- try a 

 drop kick and fail to scon-. the ball can be 

 brought out, not for a 25-yard-linc kick-out, but 

 only a 10-vard one that is his >idc can line up 



ards.80 that the defenders of the goal are 

 actually forced to kick out from alm<t within 

 their own goal. The touchdown itself will count 

 4 jtointA. A goal kick from field counts 5 points. 

 In placing the Utll.it is held in the hands of the 

 it not touching t ho Around, and 

 then can- fully aimed until the direction i- proper. 

 Then, at a signal from the kicker that it is riirht. 

 it is placed upon the ground, still steadied by 

 the hand or finger of the placer, and instantly 

 kicked by the place kicker. The ball is also 

 taken to the center of the field if the goal be 

 missed, although formerly the opponents could 

 then bring it out only to tM '.J.Vyard line. There 

 is one issue to be considered at this point, and 

 that K if the ball In- in the pos^snoii ,,f the 

 defender* of the goal, or if it fall into their 

 hands when thus close to tin ir own goal, a player 

 may at any time kick, pass, or carry the ball 

 across his own goal lin. .-.ml there touch it down 

 fors' t, while it has caused two points 



- opponent*, gives his side the privilege of 

 bringing the ball out to the -j.Vyard line and 

 then taking a kick-out, performed Uka a kick-off 

 or any other free kick. I. ut it can U a drop kick, 

 a place kick, or a punt. This succession of plays 

 continues for thirty-five minutes in a regular 

 match. Then intervene* a ten-minute intermis- 

 *>, after which the tide that did not have the 

 kick-off at the beginning of the match has pos- 

 session of the ball f..r t h, kick-oil at the second 

 thirty-five minutes. 



An Intercollegiate Association football team 

 of 11 men is generally divided as follows: There 



rusher*, or linesmen, who stand in a line 

 facing their 7 opponents; a quarter back, whose 

 pbc* is just behind this lino; ',> half ba 

 wwyfl behind the quarter back; and finally 

 a full bck. or goal tend, whose place is a 

 yard* U-hind the half hack*. This giv. 

 general formation, but it is of course dependent 



the plays to be mad A. 



The result of n Intercollegiate Association 

 match at football is determined by the number 



of points scored during the ' halves, a go.-. 

 a touch. i, wn yielding 'J point in i | lt > 



field that ;ti..iii the aid of a 



down r> point- ; a touchdown from \\ I 

 goal is kicked gi\inu' I pints. and a wifi 

 points for the opponents. 



following is a short explanation 

 various terms u> ribing football : 



A ./ :,:ile \>\ IcttiliiT the hall ![ : 



i.ls nii.l kicking it as it n-.s In-m tin- . 

 \flaotkifk is ina.le liy ki.-kiu^ tin- Lull . 

 had U-en placed <>n tin- -r.-.m.!. 



,/ i> niinle l.y IrttiiiL' the luill ' 

 an.l kicking il IH-JMH- it t.u.-h.-s 

 ' njf'u a place kick from th< 



' is n <lmp ki-k <-r pla-e k'u-k l>y a ] .I\.T 

 "t' the M.le that ha> tii-he.l the hull i 



goal or into whoe tOOob-ln-goal the hull )iu* - 

 - ..ut ,.t' lion: 



A/air \x puttiiik' Uie hall in plnv from tou 



A/on/ i.s any \ illation of the rules. 



At" il ma.le when the hull is CaniflL 



kiekeil, or piiKHcd ocrouM the ^(>al lines an<l tli. 



either in <>u\ >r feoaoh-m-goaL 



A ga/i 1 1/ is male \\heti a player. L'iiarlinir hii (foal, 

 receives the hull fnun a play. T "t hi- 

 toiiehes it <l'\Mi l.ehin.l hi.s iroul line, or enrriea Uk 

 hall aero>.s his own ^oiil line an.l t-.urh.^ it down, or 

 pute the ball into his own lOtteh-in-gOSL 



A toti-fi^'K'fc is nia-le when a \ 

 ball to the (.Toiin.l l.ehiiul hi* own goul. 

 wliieh s-nt the hull ueros-s the liii> 

 i t'p'iii an "pponcnt 



A fair catch i u eateh ina-le .lireet frm a 1, 

 one of the opjM.nr-nt>. pr\i,le.l the eat. In r made 

 mnrk with his lieel at 

 oafeeh. 



l><t,rffrenct is usinir the han<U or am 

 to obntruct <>r h" tin- hall. 



The penalty t'.r fouls und violation of the rule>, ex- 

 cept otherwise provi<le<l. is a .low n t>r tin- other SWM 

 or. if the side making the ful lia> not the baf^H 

 yards to the opjK.n. m>. 



\frte kick in a kick taken when the 

 forbidden by rule to advunoe beyond a 



<'l,:ir<ii/i</\ ruahing forward to seize the hull or 

 tackle a player. 



FRANCE, a republic in western 1 

 claimed on Sept. 4. 1N?0. upon the deposi 1 

 the Emperor NajMleon Ml. an.l declan-l i 

 iient in the Constitution of June !;. 

 President of the republic i> elected for seven 



l>y an al^olute majority of t 

 Assembly, united in Congress. T r 



Assembly OOnsistfl "f a Seimti- and a < 'hai 



Deputies'. The S-nate has 3()0 m< 



third f)f whom aro renewed e. \.ar-. 



the term bcinir nine year-.. They ar- 



commi--ion- in the several depai 



col,.nie^. There were formerly 7."i In 



elected by the National Assembly, bul th 



ber was 'reduced by death t. 



seats as they fall vacant bein^ fillci 



by election* in the ordinary manner. 



of whom th.-n 



each " ' forming an eli 



r Iwing divided int- 



"MI in population. A hill introduced i 

 either chamber by the Government or ty | 

 meniU-r- is referred to it- appropi 

 for examination, and aft<-rward toucomi- 

 r>f parliamentary initiative. All mon< 

 mii-t le intHxIuc'ed in the Charnbr-r of !>' 

 The President of the republic i 



