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72 A PRIMER OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL
man on the side-lines to take it in on the
jump for the next play. The line forms
on him, and to have his team line up
quick he must be doubly quick.
How to Snap the Ball Bach.—Position
of the body is the first thing to be con¬
sidered.
The body should be just low enough to
reach the ball with snapping arm, and no
lower nor higher; the back should be con¬
cave, rower's back, and every muscle set.
He should stand with his feet in the di¬
agonal corners of a rectangle the area of
which is determined by the length of a
man's legs; right foot forward and left
back for a right-handed man. The dis¬
tance between the forward and rear foot
must be obtained by practice. The rear
one in general should be just far enough
back to give him a good start. The cen¬
tre should straddle only enough to keep
from wobbling from side to side. Stretch¬
ing out the legs to cover ground is advised