American football . amount of ar-ranging the ball for his pass, after it is inhis hands, quite unnecessary. After thepreliminary weeks of practice, and when 88 AMERICAN FOOTBALL. in a game, he must bear in mind thefact that, in order of importance, his du-ties are, first, to secure the ball, no mat-ter how ; second, to convey it to his ownman, no matter whether in good formor not. He must never pass the ball ifhe has fumbled it, unless he has a per-fectly clear field in which to do it. Hemust always have it down in preferenceto taking the slightest risk of losing though he receive it w
American football . amount of ar-ranging the ball for his pass, after it is inhis hands, quite unnecessary. After thepreliminary weeks of practice, and when 88 AMERICAN FOOTBALL. in a game, he must bear in mind thefact that, in order of importance, his du-ties are, first, to secure the ball, no mat-ter how ; second, to convey it to his ownman, no matter whether in good formor not. He must never pass the ball ifhe has fumbled it, unless he has a per-fectly clear field in which to do it. Hemust always have it down in preferenceto taking the slightest risk of losing though he receive it without a fum-ble, there may be an opening through inthat part of the line towards which hispass is to be delivered; and here, again,he should hold the ball for anotherdown rather than take any chance ofthe opponents intercepting the letting the ball go, the quartershould follow his pass; in fact, heshould be on the run as the ball leaveshis hand. No matter whether theball be caught or fumbled, he is then. RALPH THE QUARTER-BACK. 89 ready to lend assistance; whereas if hestand still after his pass, he is of no useto the rest of the play. When the playis a run, he can do excellent work in in-terfering; and when the play is a kick,he can take any opponent who getsthrough, and thus aid the half in pro-tecting the kicker. In either case, if hisown man muff or fumble he is close athand to lend assistance in an emergen-cy, which otherwise might prove mostdisastrous. When lining up the quartershould take a quick glance, not directlyat the player he is to make the recipientof the ball, but covering the general of all the men. In doing this helocates his individual without making itapparent to the opponents which manis to receive the ball. Any amount ofdisguise may be practised in the way oftaking a last glance at the wrong man,or calling out to some one who does not go AMERICAN FOOTBALL. enter into the play. The chief point,nevertheless, is to avo
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