On 1/21/04 0:45, in article 400E11F0.90003@hotmail.com, "Declan Murphy"
<declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>> Are there any other games called football?
>>> 
>>> Canadian football.  It's similar to Merkin football, but with 3
>>> downs instead of 4, which makes for more of a passing game rather
>>> than a running game.  Also, the field is 10 yards longer.
>> 
>> 30 yards longer if you include the longer end zones. It's also 11.5 yards
>> wider.
> 
> The extra length & width and the focus on a passing rather than running
> game being due to the ice skates?

Luckily, the use of curling stones rather than footballs keeps the scores
down to a number that can fit the width of a newspaper.