He had been roughly used by two of the Roxley players, and had made a fumble at a critical moment.
And all during that heartrending first half Dora had not noticed him at all! The coach did some plain talking to the players while in the dressing-room, and told them of where he thought Roxley might be weak--at the left end.
"Don't mass unless you absolutely have to," were his words of caution.
"They have the weight, but I don't think they have the wind.

Keep them on the jump.

I think that is your only chance." When the whistle blew for the second half the Brill eleven came out on the gridiron with a "do or die" look on their faces.
"Now pile it into 'em!" cried the coach.

"Don't give 'em time to think about it!" Whether it was this caution, or the very desperateness of the case, it would be hard to say, but true it is that Brill went at their opponents "hammer and tongs" from the very start.

They avoided all wedge work and confined themselves as much as possible to open playing.