HECTOR COWAN.
Princeton.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

BY

WALTER CAMP

WITH THIRTY-ONE PORTRAITS

NEW YORK
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE
1891


Copyright, 1891, by Harper & Brothers.

All rights reserved.

PREFACE.

The progress of the sport of football in this country, and acorresponding growth of inquiry as to the methods adopted by experiencedteams, have prompted the publication of this book. Should any of thesuggestions herein contained conduce to the further popularity of thegame, the object of the writer will be attained.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

English and American Rugby 1

End Rusher 23

The Tackle 39

The Guard 53

The Centre, or Snap-back 67

The Quarter-back 79

The Half-back and Back 91

Signals 115

Training 131

A Chapter for Spectators 165

[Pg vii]

LIST OF PORTRAITS.

[P. stands for Princeton, Y. for Yale, and H. for Harvard.]