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the distance that the wind shortens the
kick, and then boot the ball. If the wind
be so dead against the offensive team, it
should play a slow, rushing game.
If the full-back on the defensive is bet¬
ter than the full-back on the offensive, the
latter team should rush the ball the dif¬
ference in the kicks, and then boot it.
Thus the superiority of the opposing
kicker will be in a measure offset.
The wind being favorable and kickers
on both teams being nearly equal, a team
will find it go'od policy to kick on the first
down anywhere from its own ten-yard line
to its forty-yard line; on the second down,
that point to opponents' forty-yard line ;
and on the third down, from that point to
opponents' goal.
Do not wait until the third down to
kick. Your opponent expects you to
kick then, because you must. Good judg¬
ment should be exercised in the placing
of the kicks. A team should not kick