[NU Sports] Kicking (fwd)

[Dennis W. Brandt]

> When I was a youngster (Just prior to the Civil War) we would, on
> occasion, drop kick the ball for extra points. Whatever happened to  that?
> Don Williams
> C55

Where you the guy who helped Booth escape?

Actually, during the heyday of the drop-kick, the ball was a bit more 
rounded on each end, so it bounced more true.  That would be an iffy 
proposition with the current, pointy-ended ball.