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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1961 fcKIwAVAv WV.WiV.VMViViVAViVWiV.ViV.VMV.V BOB NORRIS nnammmmm r- WJWWf.V AV A vi i I i i AWAY FROM IT ALL That homer-hitting outfielder of the Yankees, Roger Maris, relaxes in his Baltimore hotel room as he made his final assault on Ruth's 60-mark over the 154-game schedule. iWHtnAi' Seen By Touch football 1 PRESIDENT KENNEDY likes to play touch football. He also enjoys golf and tennis and ewimmine: and boating. But eince it isn't a spectator sport, a lot of folks never heard of touch football until it was dis closed during the election campaign a year ago that. Kennedy indulges in it.

This game of tag was a natu- ral offspring of ordinary foot ball. The only equipment re- quired is a ball in any condition, and the game may be played as well with a bag of beans or a cap when no ball is available. Neither are long training and practice periods required. The guys just get out and play, with any number from five to eleven each side. It is undoubtedly the most popular intramural eport at high schools and colleges throughout the land.

The Athletic Institute reports there are two million players in regular football, so three or four times that number must play touch football. The game gets its name from the fact that tagging rather than tackling Stops a ball car- Distributed by King OUT FOR SEASON Suffering favorite Bverywhero rier. Rules vary according to locality, but generally the touch ing must be above the waist: and with both hands. Blocking is permitted, butj only with the shoulders and hips with both feet firmly on the ground. The main offensive weapon ia the forward pass and all players are eligible receivers, so wide-spread formations are em, ployed.

Kicking is rare, hence a bag of beans suffices. Tha ball is dead on fumbles to pre elude dangerous pile-ups. The field may be 70 to 100 yards long and any width. On smaller fields, even on the front lawn, five downs are customary and 20 yards instead of 10 may be specified for a first down. Usually there are no goal posts, thus no scoring by kicks.

Beans again! The other scoring1 is identical with regulation football. With the rougher aspects of blocking eliminated and no tackling and piling-up allowed, touch football is a game for all ages and sizes. Even the coeds have played it at some colleges, but it can be as stren uous as you want to make it. Features Syndicate from a mild concussion and a By Alan Mover REMEMBER HIM? Sure you do, if you're an old baseball fan. He's Johnny Berardino, former infielder with the St.

Louis Browns, Indians and Pirates. Johnny, who went into the movies and also has done several tough-man roles on TV, will star in a new production. GRID SCHOLARSHIP First recipient of the annual Timothy J. Mara scholarship award, in honor of the late founder of the New York Giants' football team, is Ann Eshmont, daughter, of the late Lenny Eshmont, a former star of the Giants. Ann is seen with the Giants' end, Kyle Rote.

By FRANK WATSON Central Press Sports Writer QUESTIONS 1 Notre Dame's football record last fall was 6-4; 5-5 or 2-8? 2 Who is the bantamweight champion of the world? 3 What is the major league record for most consecutive base hits In a game HOOHEE? ONLY the third Britisher to hold themid dleweight titles this ex-Marino now is the 160-pound champ won over Paul Pender of the jaJt7.S. in London, ANSWERS 2681 Tit aiopo Pl JO H03 'S-Z (enMoa AuojJ, Distributed by Central Press BIG WHEEL AGAIN ATlg Of tUZTXALA, VA5 PAP PRFORMR-gtCOO A PAK cF zo 5X-PAy 0 Cti0f wee Mcti 47 tistributei by King Feature yndcaM i hairline fracture after being hit by a thrown ball, Art haffey, the Phils' young pitching star, is seen in a Cincinnati hospital. He is believed through for the season. Mahaffey i was hit in the head as he was running from first to second in a game with the Cincinnati Reds. -5.