THE FORWARD PASS
IN FOOTBALL.
BY
ELMER BERRY, B.S., M.P.E.
Head Coach Football and Baseball, Associate Director Physical
Department, Professor Physiology and Physiology of
Exercise, International Young Men’s Christian
Association College, Springfield, Mass.
NEW YORK
A. S. BARNES AND COMPANY
1921
Copyright, 1921, by
A. S. BARNES AND COMPANY
THIS WORK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
TO
Dr. J. H. McCurdy
FORMER COACH
SPRINGFIELD Y. M. C. A. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS,
THE MAN WHO EARLIEST DEVELOPED THE FORWARD PASS,
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A SUCCESSFUL COACH
AND
A STANDARD-BEARER OF CLEAN SPORT
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| [CHAPTER I] | ||
| The Coming of the Forward Pass | [1] | |
| [CHAPTER II] | ||
| Legal Restrictions Relative to the Forward Pass | [4] | |
| [CHAPTER III] | ||
| The Spiral Pass from Center | [6] | |
| [CHAPTER IV] | ||
| The Technique of Forward Passing | [8] | |
| [CHAPTER V] | ||
| Fundamentals of the Successful Forward Passing Game | [11] | |
| [CHAPTER VI] | ||
| Suggestive Forward Pass Formations and Plays | [19] | |
| [CHAPTER VII] | ||
| Defense for the Forward Pass | [23] | |