AMERICAN RULES. 375 



CLEAR FIELD. 



7. — Only players and Referee shall be allowed upon the ground during the 

 progress of the game. 



CHOICE OF ENDS. 



8. — The choice of ends shall be determined by the toss of a coin between the 

 field captains. 



CHANGE OF ENDS. 



9. — Ends shall be changed after every goal. 



THROW-IN. 



10. — The game begins when the ball is thrown in by the Referee between the 

 contestants who shall each be on his own side of the middle line. 



II. — After an interval, the Referee shall throw in the ball when the proper 

 signal is given by the timer, whether all the players are lined up or not. 



GOAL. 



12. — A goal is made when the ball goes over and clear of the line between the 

 goal posts, or above the top of the goal posts between centre lines. 



SAFETY. 



13. — Whenever a player, either accidentally or intentionally, gives the ball an 

 impetus with his mallet which carries the ball over the goal line he is defending, 

 and it touches nothing except the goal post or the ground after leaving his mallet, 

 it shall be deemed a safety. 



SCORE. 



14. — {a) A goal counts one. 



(d) A safety counts minus one-quarter. 



(c) A foul counts minus one-half. 



The side wins which is credited with the largest score at the end of the match. 



TIME LIMIT. 



15. — When the time limit of any period (except the last) expires, the signal 

 shall be given, but the game shall continue until the ball goes out of bounds or a 

 goal is made. Such overtime in any period shall be deducted from the playing 

 time of the succeeding period. When the time limit of the last period is 

 reached, the signal shall be given and the game shall then cease with the ball in 

 its position at the moment of the signal. 



16. — If a goal is made when any fraction of time remains to be played the 

 game shall continue. 



17. — When the ball is out of bounds, and the limit of time expires before it is 

 put in play, the period ends. 



TIE. 



18. — In event of a tie at the end of the last period, the game shall continue 

 (after the usual interval between periods) until a goal or safety is made, or a foul 

 is penalised. 



OUT OF BOUNDS. 



19. — When the ball crosses a side line, it is out of bounds, and shall be put in 

 play by the Referee throwing it up between the contestants (lined up as at the 



