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60 A PRIMER OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
In offensive work a guard has very few
assignments, except when he runs with the
ball or heads a heavy interference; but
his value is not measured by the number
of plays in which he may be specially as¬
signed. As a general rule, he must block
low and long.
In blocking, a guard must get low—how
low will depend largely upon the build of
the man. About the correct height of a
six-footer is when the middle finger of his
right hand can touch the ground. He
should bend his neck in order to see the
man in front of him, and not sit back on
his haunches to do so. A short man built
close to the ground may stand higher, but
he is in danger of being carried off his
feet at any moment by the man playing
under him.
A guard should stand with the foot
next to centre forward if possible; but if
a man starts quicker with that foot back,
why, stand that way. Get your body into