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The Half-Back

CHAPTER XII
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But as it is, there isn't a player there that can be depended on to punt twenty yards if pushed.

Some of 'em can't even catch the ball if they happen to see the line breaking! St.Eustace is eight pounds heavier in the line than we are, and three or four pounds heavier back of it.

So what will happen?
Why, they'll get the ball and push us right down the field with a lot of measly mass plays, and we won't be able to kick and we won't be able to go through their line.

And it's dollars to doughnuts that we won't often get round their ends.

It's a hard outlook! Of course, if I can pass--" But there Blair stopped and sighed dolefully.


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