Athletics and football . ides, or goal lines and touch lines, were established,and the ball when beyond these was considered out of play assoon as touched down. Save for this the original features ofthe game remained only just altered so far as to prevent anyactually dangerous violence. As soon as the game came fromboys to men, however, further modifications became necessary,as the adult shin and neck could not stand the amount of hacking or scragging which used to be seen in matches atthe Rugby game before the rules were definitely settled andpromulgated by the Rugby Football Union. Now we do
Athletics and football . ides, or goal lines and touch lines, were established,and the ball when beyond these was considered out of play assoon as touched down. Save for this the original features ofthe game remained only just altered so far as to prevent anyactually dangerous violence. As soon as the game came fromboys to men, however, further modifications became necessary,as the adult shin and neck could not stand the amount of hacking or scragging which used to be seen in matches atthe Rugby game before the rules were definitely settled andpromulgated by the Rugby Football Union. Now we do notintend in the present work to describe in minute detail therules either of the Rugby Union or Association games, takingit for granted that those who do not know the games, by actualacquaintance as players or spectators, will care nothing forwhat we have to say about them ; while those who do so knowthem will not require to be enlightened about the ABC of thesport. We may also at once say that we do not propose in any. THE RUGBY UNION GAME 319 of our criticisms of the past or present games under either setof rules, to take sides in the old and threadbare controversy as towhich is the better game—Rugby or Association football. Tostart at once with a piece of advice, we recommend both playersand spectators to pay their money and take their choice, and forpreference to try both, not together but singly in quick suc-cession. At the outset, therefore, we may begin by saying, wehope, without offence, that the early matches at the Rugby
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