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68 A PRIMER OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
If your opponent exposes enough of the
chest, give him a hard push back into the
centre; this will leave the guard free to
back up tackle.
A very effective way is to get under
your man, lift him to his feet with your
shoulder, and then straighten arms on
him, twisting him back into the centre.
Many ways of getting through will oc¬
cur to the guard if he will only use his
head and study his opponent a little.
Upon wedges made at tackle, if the
wedge is inside and closely formed, the
guard should go under it. If the forma¬
tion is an open or loose one, the guard
should fight his way into it, and get the
runner while the tackle is momentarily
checking the advance. To stop wedges
upon centre, the guard should get down
low and watch the ball the moment it
starts, shove his man and as many more
as possible back into the formation, thus
either piling up the play or forcing the