Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Football The progress of the sport of football in this country, and a corresponding growth of inquiry as to the methods adopted by expe rienced teams', have prompted the publica tion of this book. Should any of the sug gestions herein contained conduce to the further popularity of the game, the object of the writer will be attained. 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.