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The Half-Back

CHAPTER VI
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Well, Clausen, you and Wills try some punts over there, and do try and get the leg swing right.

March, take that ball and let me see you punt." Then began a time of sore tribulation for Joel; for not until ten minutes had passed did the ball touch his toe.

His handling was wrong, his stepping out was wrong, and his leg-swing was very, very wrong! But he heard never a cross word from his instructor, and so shut his lips tight and bore the lecture in good-humored silence.
"There," announced Remsen finally, "that's a lot better.

Now kick." Joel caught the ball nicely, and sent it sailing far down the field.
"That's a good kick, but it would have been better had you landed higher up on your foot.

Try and catch the ball just in front of the arch of the foot.


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