Holworthy Hall

Name: Up the Street — Chapter 7
Author: Holworthy Hall

Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

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“Up the Street — Chapter 7”, published in 1915, is a work by Holworthy Hall. It explores elements such as Blanding, Holden and squad.

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ Understand? Football! You've got a few weeks—how many of you are there. Twenty? Maybe I'll have to kill off about a dozen—that'll leave two sets of backs. Anybody want to quit? No? I hear you can't tackle unless the man's standing still. Come over here and show me how you hit the dummy. Hold on! Don't anybody make that mistake so early! When I say 'Come on,' I mean jump. Do you get it? Come on!"
Twenty minutes later, the first and second teams lined up. Blanding, collarless now, and damp with perspiration, trailed the varsity step by step. ”

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ The half back Holden glanced dubiously at the goal line, sixty yards away. Quarter bent over the heaving line of dripping figures. Pandemonium broke out behind them from the coaches, led by Prince and Blanding.
"Keep your feet, Holden! Hold your feet!"
"Low—lower than that!"
"Put him down—block your man out there!"
"You gained two yards," said Hector icily, dragging Holden to his feet. "Remember this, young man—four times two yards isn't a first down. You've got to make three yards or more every time you start. Signal! Hurry up." ”

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ Get off the field! Next man!"
"Nothing left but third-string men," said Prince, behind him. "Want to see 'em in action?"
"I don't care if they're tenth-string men—what I want is one man who can hang onto a football. Is there anybody here who can? Oh, you can, can you? What's your name—Grant? You play right half. Signal! Hard, Grant! That's better. Yell it out, quarter—no secrets needed!"
When it was too dark to see the newest and yellowest of pigskins, the head coach sent his charges on a dispirited jog around the track, and looked for Hector. ”

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ Holden? Come here, Holden—hump? Look here, boy, that's rotten! Your job is to put your man out of the play. Next time, put him out! Come on—hurry up, hurry up!"
The varsity, after a mighty advance of four yards in four downs, paused, panting, and prepared for the defensive. Hector, flinging his cigar to the ground, went to Prince.
"Oh, Prince! I want the varsity to keep the ball."
"Take the whole shooting match if you want it."
"Varsity keeps the ball!" snapped Blanding, trotting back to his position. "Come over here, quarter—hurry up. Come here, Holden. ”

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ They can't learn the game you tried to teach 'em, but they can learn Blanding."
"Learn what?"
"Oh!" He produced a little bundle of ruled sheets from his pocket, and offered them to his friend. "You see," said Hector, "I'm also the author of some plays that ought to fit this new game. Those plays need fast, brainy, middleweight men. Your backs were strong, slow-witted battering-rams, or else slow thinkers, fast on their feet. Now I can teach at least three men of the squad to play my game—the three I've mentioned will learn faster, because they don't know much now. ”

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ Holden, taking the pass, stumbled, fell, and dropped the ball. A scrub guard instantly recovered it. Hector spread his hands in token of great wonder, and averted his face.
"All through, Holden," he said. "Go in."
"What?"
"Back to the locker building. Who's first sub here?"
The new man gained a yard, lost three, gained a yard and a half. The scrub line, diagnosing the attack, broke through and threw him for a ten-yard loss on the fourth play.
"Get up!" shouted Hector. "Hurry up! What's the next play? Speed it up! What's this—a funeral procession? ”

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Holworthy Hall, Up the Street — Chapter 7 (1915)

“ I know you've had a hard job this year—you inherited a lot of fellows taught to play the old-fashioned game. I don't believe you can teach 'em the new one. What you need is men who can learn the most in three weeks. ”

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