in writing his account. A possible outline would be something
like this:

First Paragraph.--The names of the teams, the score, when and
where the game was played, and perhaps some striking feature
of the game. The weather may have been a significant factor,
or the condition of the field; the crowd may have been
exceptionally large or small, enthusiastic or uninterested;
or the game may have decided a championship; some star may
have been unusually prominent, or the scoring may have been
done in an extraordinary way. Any of these factors, if of
sufficient significance, would be played up in the first line
just as the feature of an ordinary news story is played up.
This paragraph corresponds to the lead of a news story and is
so written. For example:

| Playing ankle-deep in mud before a |
|wildly enthusiastic gathering of football|
|rooters, the gridiron warriors of Siwash |
|College defeated the Tigers this |
|afternoon on Siwash athletic field by the|
|score of 5 to 0. |

Second Paragraph.--Here the reporter usually tells how the
scoring was done, what players made the scores, and how.

Third Paragraph.--The next thing of importance is a comparison
of the two teams. The reader wants to know how they compared
in weight, speed, and skill, and how each one rose to the
fight. A general characterization of the playing or a
criticism may not be out of place here.

Fourth Paragraph.--Now we are ready to tell about the individual
players. Our readers want to know who the stars were and how
they starred.

Fifth Paragraph.--This brings us down near the tag end of the
introduction. Very often this paragraph is devoted to the
opinions of the captains and coaches on the game. Their
statements, if significant, may be boxed and run anywhere in
the report.

Sixth Paragraph.--The picturesque and social side of the game
comes in here. The size of the crowd, the enthusiasm, the
celebration between halves or before or after the game, are
usually told. This material may be of enough importance to
occupy several paragraphs, but the reporter must always
remember that he is writing a sporting account and not a
picturesque descript