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 "He should be strictly impartial, and should be guided, in his decisions, only by stern justice, besides, he should be careful that the crowd does not in any way influence him. Even a losing team should be allowed no advantage, however slight.

"Before the match begins the Referee ought to warn the players against rough and foul play&mdash;and afterwards deal out his punishment to an offender commensurately with the grievousness of the foul.

"'Loafing' off-side should be strictly dealt with, as also should deliberate rough play. A Referee in enforcing the rules should give his decision only after careful consideration, but then he should remain firm, obdurate, unless, perhaps, he plainly sees that he has made a mistake, which even a Referee may do, in which case it might be well for him to reverse his ruling.

"If the two centre men will not face correctly, let them be changed, and if the next couple are bothersome, they should be ruled off.

"If the Referee sees evidence of unfairness on the part of the Umpires it is his duty to warn the captains.

"As a general rule, the Referee should be very strict on the "off-side" question, but I