Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 85
t was the ob-ject of the married men to hang the ball, or placeit three times in a pit, and of the bachelors todrown it, or dip it three times in the river.The ball was not kicked, but seized and carried.A tavern ditty of the period describes thegame as follows: At Scales great Tom Barwise got the… … adopted by English schools and universities asthe leading sport. In 1863, an association wasformed and it was made a scientific sport. Atthis time the game was played differently bydifferent universities. Rugby permitted carry-ing the ball, holding runners, charging andtackling, while Harrow and…
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