Spalding's how to play foot ball; . can be brought out, not for a twenty-five-yardline kick-out, but only a ten-yard one; that is, his side can lineup at ten yards, so that the defenders of the goal are actuallyforced to kick out from almost within their own goal. In de-ciding, therefore, whether to try a drop-kick or continue therunning attempts, he should reflect upon this and also upon thevalue of the scores. The touchdown itself v/ill count 5 points,even if he afterward fail to convert it into a goal, by sending theball over the bar and between the posts, while, if he succeedin converting
Spalding's how to play foot ball; . can be brought out, not for a twenty-five-yardline kick-out, but only a ten-yard one; that is, his side can lineup at ten yards, so that the defenders of the goal are actuallyforced to kick out from almost within their own goal. In de-ciding, therefore, whether to try a drop-kick or continue therunning attempts, he should reflect upon this and also upon thevalue of the scores. The touchdown itself v/ill count 5 points,even if he afterward fail to convert it into a goal, by sending theball over the bar and between the posts, while, if he succeedin converting it, the touchdown and goal together count 6 drop kick, if successful, counts 5 points, but is, of course, evenif attempted, by no means sure of resulting successfully. Hemust, therefore, carefully consider all the issues at this point,and it is the handling of those problems that shows his qualityas a captain. If he elects to continue his running attempts, andeventually carries the ball across the line, he secures a touch-. Ho7v to Play Foot Ball 17 down at the spot where the ball is finally held, after being carriedover, and any player of his side may then bring it out, and whenhe reaches a suitable distance, place the ball for one of his sideto kick, the opponents, meantime, standing behind their goalline. In placing the ball it is held in the hands of the placer,close to, but not touching the ground, and then carefully aimeduntil the direction is proper. Then, at a signal from the kickerthat it is right, it is placed upon the ground, still steadied by thehand or finger of the placer, and instantly kicked by the placekicker. The reason for this keeping it off the ground until thelast instant is that the opponents can charge forward as soon asthe ball touches the ground, and hence would surely stop thekick if much time intervened. If the ball goes over the goal,it scores as above indicated, and the opponents then take it tothe middle of the field for kick-off again, t
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