A suggestion has now been put forward that heading should be permitted only inthe penalty area for the purpose of scoring and saving goals, and has met with considerable favour. The suggestion comes from Mr, Frank M. Carruthers, Arbiter in "The Daily Mail."
He points out that the Football Association, in their choice of a centre-half for the English international team, always showed a preference for a man able to play construetively in the old-fashioned style.
Someone was appointed to keep count during a big match and it was reported that the centre-half headed the ball 68 times, usually in clashes with the opposing centre-forward.
Mr. Charles E, Sutcliffe, president of the League, commented: "It heading was permitted only in the penalty area, it would throw a lot of extra work on the referee.
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