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should put his head down and go low and
hard. He should make up his mind where
he is going, and then go there without
halting and hesitating. Ofttimes when
the full-back reaches the line, if there is
no hole there he can make his distance
by a clever dive. Diving through the
centre is quite an art, and must be ac¬
quired by practice.
If there is a pile-up in the hole, the full¬
back can very often hurdle it for a short
gain. In any case, the full-back must see
where he is going. He need take no
thought as to the ball. The quarter-back
will see to it that he gets it at the right
moment. The full - back should strain
every nerve to gain his required distance
and as much more as possible, since he is
generally called upon, as games are run,
to gain the required distance on the fourth
down. While as a general rule it is hard
to gain through a good centre, a short
gain through that territory is all the more