FOOTBALL

This game, brought by the Romans into Britain, and thence | carried to America, is chiefly fostered by the colleges, which have developed a modern sport known as American British A ociation and Rugby, are not wholly neglected, but their followers | relatively are not large. The college games reign supreme, and it is to them that the great American football public | extends its chief support, so much so that intercollegiate events have become the most lucrative form of university and college athletes and support other branches of college sports which have a le popular appeal. The game is played in a field between two contesting teams, each of which seeks to kick or convey the ball acro the goal line of the opposing side. Every season produces its record throngs, and the enormous stadiums frequently cannot accommodate the crowds that flock to them. It was the introduction of the ‘forward pa ’ in 1906 that stimulated the popularity of Intercollegiate. Its adoption produced ‘open play,’ which heightens the spectator’s interest, and also enables elevens from smaller institutions to meet leading college teams with a reduced handicap. The game is ~ supervised by four officials. A referee watches the course of the ball. Two umpires look to the conduct of the players, while a linesman acts both as a third umpire and ir helping the referee in time-keeping and measurements. The leading events are the games between the Army and Navy and between the leading college teams, which include Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Lafayette, Iowa, Michigan, California, Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Indiana, Purdue, Brown, Bucknell, Centre, Columbia, Dart mouth, — burgh, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, — Washington and Jefferson, ‘ mn, and Williams, Tay ¥ Rugby has some yogue in the Middle West but makes little appeal in the East. A ociation has its national body (which awards a challenge cup em atic of national championship) and Soccer League, comprised of eight clubs repre= senting New York, Brooklyn, Harris burg, Philadelphia, Jersey City, Fall River, Holyoke and Pawtucket.. The modern game of football as played by American colleges was introduced in 1876 by Harvard, which brought Rugby from Canada, after playing a game there. Rugby was duly displaced by the development of Intercollegiate on lines that departed widely from the parent game, admiral; 6. New Haven, Conn. He studied at West Point and in 1822 enter_ ed the Navy, becoming a lieutenant eight years later. As commander of the brig Terry, 1849-51, he took an active part in suppre ing the slave trade on the frican coast, and recorded his experiences in Africa and the American Flag. Subsequently, in the course of hostilities between England and China, 1856, he was in Chinese waters in command of the Portsmouth and sought to protect American property on the Canton river, whereupon the Chinese fired upon him. An apology not being forthcoming, he stormed and captured four of their forts. He served, 1858-61 as command one of the Brooklyn Navy Yard after this exploit. In the Civil War he commanded a fleet of gunboats, captured Fort Henry and tried to take For; Do nelson, where he was wounded, before it surrendered to Grant. He relinquished his command in 1862 Owing to his wound, and died after being chosen to command the fleet at Charleston, in succe ion to Admiral Dupont.