American football . ed tothe signals that all this hesitation dis-appears, and the signal is so familiar asto amount to a description of the playin so many words. 128 AMERICAN FOOTBALL. The other two methods of signallingby the use of words rather than numbers,and signs given by certain movements,although they have now given way inmost teams to numbers, are still madeuse of, and have merit enough to deservea line or two. The word-signal wasusually given in the form of a sentence,the whole or any part of which wouldindicate the play. As, for instance, toindicate a kick, the sentence ^^ Play ups
American football . ed tothe signals that all this hesitation dis-appears, and the signal is so familiar asto amount to a description of the playin so many words. 128 AMERICAN FOOTBALL. The other two methods of signallingby the use of words rather than numbers,and signs given by certain movements,although they have now given way inmost teams to numbers, are still madeuse of, and have merit enough to deservea line or two. The word-signal wasusually given in the form of a sentence,the whole or any part of which wouldindicate the play. As, for instance, toindicate a kick, the sentence ^^ Play upsharp, Charlie.* If the quarter, or who-ever gave the signals, should call out,^* Play up, or *^ Play up sharp, orPlay, or Charlie, he would in eachinstance be giving the signal for a are more difficult to dis-guise, but are none the less very effec-tive, especially where there is a greatamount of noise close to the ropes. Agood example of the sign-signal is thetouching of some part of the body with. H. H. KNAPP. Yale. SIGNALS. 129 the hand. For instance, half-back run-ning would be denoted by placing thehand on the hip, the right hip for theleft half, and the left hip for the righthalf. A kick would be indicated byplacing the hand upon the neck. Par-ticular care should be exercised whensign-signals are to be used that the onesselected, while similar to the acts per-formed naturally by the quarter instooping over to receive the ball, arenever exactly identical with these mo-tions, else there will likely enough beconfusion. No matter what method of signallingbe used, there is one important featureto be regarded, and that is, some meansof altering the play after a signal hasbeen given. This is, of course, a verysimple thing, and the usual plan is tohave some word which m^ans that thesignal already given is to be considered9 130 AMERICAN FOOTBALL. void, and a new signal will be given inits place. There should also be someway of advising the team of a changefrom on
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