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touch); or in any way to interrupt the play, and is of course incapable of holding the ball.


10.— A catch from a throw on is not a Fair Catch.


11.—Knocking On, as distinguished from throwing on, is altogether disallowed under any circumstances whatsoever.— In case of this rule being broken, a catch from such a knock on, shall be equivalent to a fair catch.


12.— If however, the ball be hit by the arm, and not by the hand, the catch from such a knock on, shall not be considered equivalent to a fair catch.


13.— It is not lawful to take the ball off the ground, except in touch, or after it has been touched down in goal, to take it out, for any purpose whatever.