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take the hole nearest the runner. lie
can often go through between guard and
centre by having his guard break to the
outside; and the opposing guard follow¬
ing him makes the hole for centre to go
through. In that way the centre may
ofttimes stop plays before they reach the
line. When centre cannot reach the run¬
ner through guard and centre holes, he
should step back from his position, after
finding that it is not attacked, and chase
out to side line in the direction of the ball,
and take the nearest hole to the runner.
All his other fellow-players may be taken
care of by assignment, and he the only
man who could get the runner. When the
other side is going to kick, he should al¬
low the guards to spread a little wider, so
as to give him an opportunity to break
through. He should then go through the
same as any other forward, making a des¬
perate effort to spoil the pass and to stop
the kick.
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