Spalding's how to play foot ball; . k can be used to dashthrough the line, but it is the exception when a line man is quickenough for the play. Other runs which are possible by the linemen are, of course, cris-crosses and double passes. One Instanceof these cris-crosses will illustrate sufficiently to enable a captainor coach to carry out a great variety of them, using every manin his line if he wishes. Let us take, for instance, the tackle andhalf-back cris-cross. As in the instance I described of the ordi-nary tackle run, the tackle—say the left tackle—suddenly shakeshimself free from his op
Spalding's how to play foot ball; . k can be used to dashthrough the line, but it is the exception when a line man is quickenough for the play. Other runs which are possible by the linemen are, of course, cris-crosses and double passes. One Instanceof these cris-crosses will illustrate sufficiently to enable a captainor coach to carry out a great variety of them, using every manin his line if he wishes. Let us take, for instance, the tackle andhalf-back cris-cross. As in the instance I described of the ordi-nary tackle run, the tackle—say the left tackle—suddenly shakeshimself free from his opponent and dashes straight at the quar-ter, a few feet behind him, of course; the quarter passes him theball as he reaches him, exactly as though the left tackle were thengoing around between the right tackle and the guard. But in-stead of doing this, the left tackle passes to the right half, whoruns to the left end, the half, full-back and quarter all interferingfor him. The great point in this play is to see that the opposing. Hinv to Play Foot Ball. 29 right tackle does not get the runner as he starts off to get theball, and furthermore, that this right tackle and right end areblocked late but long. Such a cris-cross can also be worked withthe end, and with the guard it can also be tried to turn eitherinside or outside of the end. So much for the line men we come to the half-backs and full-backs. Every one isfamiliar with the following plays, which we only mention in orderto call them to the attention of the captain who is studying outin the early part of the season what plays he shall make themost of. The half-back running on his own side between anyof the various men in the line; the half-back running betweenany of the men on the side away from his own side; the full-back running oh the right side or the left side through the sameopenings and under the same circumstances and with practicallythe same interference, for in the modern game the captain is wisew
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