23 MARCH 1867, Page 22

Baton's Football Book. By Frederick Wood. (F. Warne and Co.)—

We can appreciate Mr. Wood's raptures about football when it is played according to the rules he his laid down. By the Rugby code the game becomes a mere scuffle, a race between the fleetest runners, and a wrestling match when the opponents meet. Broken legs and collar- bones are matters of constant occurrence, and the only kicking is that administered to the shins. The football itself comes. off best. The real game of football is, as its name implies, played with the foot, not with both feet in running. We shall be glad if Mr. Wood's little manual recalls our football clubs to the right usage.