Judge — October 19, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Place-Kick" - Judge Magazine This is a humorous instructional comic showing the sequential steps of executing a place-kick in American football. The page depicts a rotund figure (likely representing an everyman or typical football player) attempting a place-kick, progressing through multiple panels showing the approach, positioning, the kick itself, and the consequences—culminating in the kicker being launched backward by the force of the kick while the ball travels toward the goalpost. The satire appears to mock the difficulty and physical comedy of the place-kick technique, exaggerating the violent recoil experienced by the kicker. As an 1890s-era Judge cartoon, it reflects early American football's still-developing techniques and the magazine's use of slapstick humor to comment on popular sports.