The playground and the parlour: a handbook of boys\ games, sports, and amusements (1868)
Alfred Elliott. · leaf 18
19 FOOT-BALL. is to kick back the ball into the goal of the other party. The side over whose goal the ball is first kicked loses. The ball is usually of the size of a boy's head, and made of vulcanized India-rubber or stout leather. … The game requires to be played with good temper, and without violence. A good player must have a quick eye and a stout heart ; and the leader of the side should always be one who has considerable influence over his companions, or the pastime may be converted into an angry strife. The " Old Boy"…
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