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pected, and executed so as to take the
other side by surprise.
In bringing the ball in from touch
it is not wise to always use the "long
field." The "short field" often yields
good ground.
The plays should be varied enough to
keep the opposing line into its normal
position. If one point be continuously
attacked, that point will be strengthened.
If the middle of the line be attacked, the
middle will close up. If the flank or end
be attacked, the line will be opened, be¬
cause of a movement towards end in order
to better protect it. The line should be
continually opened and shut, so as not to
allow the opponents to concentrate at any
given point.
The speed in playing is another feature
in generalship. It is not the number of
plays per minute that counts,' but the
speed in execution. Hasten, but don't
hurry, is the rule here, as everywhere else.