INDIAN RULES. 357 



GOAL HOW OBTAINED. 



12. — A goal is obtained if the ball cross oz'er the back line between the goal 

 posts, or, if higher than the goal posts, between the goal posts produced perpen- 

 dicularly, or, if one or both goal posts have been displaced, between the points 

 where the goal posts should stand. 



SUBSIDIARY GOAL HOW OBTAINED. 



13. — A subsidiaiy goal post is obtained in the same way as a goal, except that 

 to score a subsidiary goal the ball must pass between the subsidiar}- goal mark and 

 the goal post which is nearest to it. After a subsidiaiy goal the ball shall be hit 

 oft' in accordance with rule l'J■{€^ or (f). 



GOALS OBTAINED BY UNFAIR PLAY. 



14. — No goals or subsidiar}- goals shall be counted which have been obtained 

 by unfair play. Any infringement of the rules constitutes unfair play. 



CHOICE AND CHANGE OF GOALS, 



15. — Sides shall toss for choice of goals. If neither side has scored a goal, 

 goals shall be changed at half-time : but after the hrst goal, goals shall only be 

 changed after each goal obtained. 



16. — If a game has to be stopped from any cause, for any length of time, before 

 the full time of play has been completed, the local committee shall decide when 

 the game shall be resumed. 



BRIXGIXG THE BALL INTO PLAV. 



STARTING AND RE-STARTING GAME. 



17. — The umpires shall have the power of ordering play to begin, after the 

 time fixed, notwithstanding the absence of any player. 



{a) To start the game, and after each change of goals, the ball shall be 

 brought into pla}- between the centre flags, by one of the umpires t^who 

 will remain mounted) bowling the ball underhand along the ground, 

 close to his pony, as hard as possible, at right angles to the side line 

 towards the centre of the ground, between the two sides, who will range 

 themselves opposite to each other : no player to be closer to the umpire 

 than ten yards. The umpire will bring the ball into play, from a point 

 about eighty yards from the side line, and always from the same side of 

 the ground. 



{b) The same procedure will be adopted in the case of a broken ball or an 

 accident, but in these cases the ball will be brought into play, outwards 

 from the autre, at the spot where the ball was broken, or the accident 

 occurred. 



{c) When the ball goes out at the side, the ball shall be thrown in at once at 

 the spot where it went out, either by the umpire in the manner detailed 

 above, or by any one on foot deputed by him to do so, who will bowl it 

 in underhand : no player to be within ten yards of the line. The 

 umpire will not wait for both sides to form up. 



