Show STUDY THE FOOTBALL RULES all player can an get capy of them thorn for noal nominal nal sum suggestions for boy boys are given after ton days of more or leas less irk come practice tico by his ble variegated quad squad in tho the rudiments of football either the captain of a sandlot band sand lot football team has made good as a captain establishing a firm bold hold on the tho other member of tho the gang who aro are trying for tho the team or olse oleo a revolution haa has taken place and tho the erstwhile captain has become a private in the ranks it Is in also possible that the captain has found the job too big for him and has bits gracefully stepped stopped down bo be foro fore he could be let set down but in any case boys at this stage you should decide once and for all who the captain ie Is going to be it does not do to have 11 captains on a football team or even two tho the captain must and should be the borr bent in every of the word he lie la in turn should welcome and encourage suggestions from the players but these suggestions should not bo be made during practice hours when the captains voice should bo be the only voice heard to any extent all other things being equal tho the captan of the team should be either the quarterback who directs the ate tack in any caas casa or the man who plays defensive quarter nowadays the most important position on the team if you have a manager he should now see about arranging games ahead taking plenty of time to investigate and sec soc that the teams sched aled aro neither too heavy nor too light and that they have a suitable field to play on in case you are to go to then do you know the rules there should be at least ono one ten cent copy of the official guide in every football camp and if you can afford it by all means have jour your own individual copy any sporting goods concern can supply tho the rules books which you should study at least as faithfully as yon do the geography besides the rules the guide book contains many valuable suggestions also pictures which show legal and illegal methods of play football Is a rough game and you should play it rough but always within the rules no first class coach teaches or encourages his men to break the rules as he knows for one thing that there Is a heavy penalty for or every infraction when the officials get wise to it study the rules until you can pass with a 0 mark of in an oral or written examination on them |