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sure and breaking his fall with the man
tackled. If others pile on, he should re¬
member to keep his feet and legs behind
him.
The runner need not be hurt if he will
fall forward and upon the ball when he is
thrown. It is only the man who is thrown
backwards who is likely to be hurt.
How to save yourself when falling on
the ball has been indicated in a previous
section.
Whatever you do, do it right well. To
half do it js to invite accident and possi¬
ble injury. The man who plays as if he
were afraid, in a hesitating, halting way, is
ten times more apt to get hurt than the
courageous man who plays with snap and
dash.
It is the case of the moving target.
When General Armstrong was asked why
he kept moving about in the battle, his
reply was that a moving target was less
likely to be hit than a stationary one.