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Show Grounding Pass Is Fatal Method Safer to Run With Ball Than to Try to Ground It, Declares "Swede" Oberlander Tty -SWEDE" ORE U LANDER Then ;ire n few ptirticulurs :iluiit i he i Kissing aiin' wlih li 1 buve not considi'ivd uiid scvtTiil ineiitioiu'il whic-li I would like to iiiphiisizt'. . I- J'i.jnl that, it is ililficiilt for a riirlit-l'uiiidi'd passtu- to throw a liall forwanl with any decree of accuracy accur-acy while rn lining to the left. It is inversely true for southpaws. It sct'iiis m-H-essary to come to a coin-pleU' coin-pleU' stop in order to change posi-l posi-l of Hie body and especially to set wre proper stance of the feet, (ii eater Deception l'hiyini; riht halfback, I threw all niy pnnses from a run ni nix formation while K"iic to the left. By making a complete turn to the1 rear, mure deception was ineorpor-1 aled into the plays and the position i of my body was more adapted for making the pass. (if course, this' turn lias the general gen-eral disadvantage of momentarily losing sight of the receivers while one's back is turned, but this method meth-od has the compensating advantage of hiding the ball, slow disclosures, and a more secure position of the feer. ' If one has in mind the determined determin-ed path of the ends and the lime in which they exieci t he pass to be made, there is nothing lost by letting let-ting them out of si.uht for a moment. Never Ground l'ass Never intentionally ground a pass. There is a i-nalty for it. If all the receivers are covered, never take the chance even of throwing it into an open territory. The risk of interception always is prevalent, i Always iLttempt to run with the ball rather than to make an incomplete pass. Never use the side arm throw. It is too easily blocked. The overhand over-hand pass starts the ball on its course above the heads of the oncoming on-coming linemen anil can be 1 brown even when entirely surrounded by opponents. Re sure to obtain tCie proper grip on the ball before passing. Incorrectly Incor-rectly held, the ball moves wohbily through the air and cannot cover any great distance. This grip can be secured almost, unconsciously as I lie passer is running or glancing over the field of play. |