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14 A PRIMER OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
in the air ; his object being to dive under
the man attempting to fall upon the ball,
or beat the man to it who is running for
it. In falling upon any ball, the player
should fall so as to be able to roll over
and upon his feet, if no one is upon him.
A rolling ball should never be picked up.
Fall upon it and then get up, if possible.
A bounding ball may be picked up, and
no other.
4. Kicking. — Kicking is one of the
fine arts of football. It requires consid¬
erable skill, which is only to be obtained
by constant, painstaking practice. Diffi¬
cult as is the art, its value and impor¬
tance cannot be overestimated. From a
last resort in a defensive game, it has
come to be the most important part of the
offence. The difference in the strength
of two teams, the last two seasons has
been the difference in its kicking ability
and the side having the best kickers has
won, apparently, for no other reason.