> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You stole the name of a great sport called football (in wich you REALLY hit > > a BALL with your FOOT).
I had thought the name football was applied originally to seperate the games between those, like hockey, that were traditionally played on horse back. Soccer(football) rules originally inluded handling of the ball, but not running with it. Later this rule was removed and a specialised player put in the goal who could handle the ball. Many football codes were shunned in the 1850-80s because it pulled people away from more military style sports such as archery etc. I imagine the game today bears little resemblance to its origin. Australia alas, shall not be there again. Football(Soccer) has not had as big an impact here in as in other countries. Such is life. Kevin Waterson Byron Bay - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
