Excerpt from Foot Ball Rules: As Recommended to the University Athletic by the Rules Committee Consisting of Paul J. Dashiell, of Johns Hopkins University; Alexander Moffai, of Princeton; John C. Bell, of Pennsylvania University; L. M. Dennis, of Cornell A beginner in foot ball Should do two things: He should read the rules and he should, if possible, watch the practice. If the latter be impossible, he and his mates must, after having read the rules, start in and, with eleven men on a Side, play accord ing to their own interpretation Of these rules. When differences Of Opinion arise as to the meaning Of any rule, a letter addressed to some one Of the players upon prominent teams will almost always elicit a ready andsatisfactory answer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.