There were very few rules to this game. 1. Throw the ball in the air 2. Do your best to catch it 3. Run like the devil is on your heels, get tackled and throw it in the air. There were some unspoken rules. Those that avoided catching the ball, threw the ball before being smeared were the sissy’s or queers and were tackled mercilessly into the ground. Usually they did not show up again...