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Title: Behind the Line

Author: Ralph Henry Barbour

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BEHIND THE LINE

A Story of College Life and Football

by
RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
Author of _The Half-Back_, _Captain of the Crew_, and _For the Honor
of the School_

Illustrated by C.M. Relyea

1902

[Illustration: A critical moment]

[Illustration]

TO
MY MOTHER

PREFATORY NOTE

The Author takes pleasure in acknowledging his indebtedness to Mr. Lorin
F. Deland, of Boston, for the football play described in Chapter XV.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I.--HEROES IN MOLESKIN
II.--PAUL CHANGES HIS MIND
III.--IN NEW QUARTERS
IV.--NEIL MAKES ACQUAINTANCES
V.--AND SHOWS HIS METTLE
VI.--MILLS, HEAD COACH
VII.--THE GENTLE ART OF HANDLING PUNTS
VIII.--THE KIDNAPING
IX.--THE BROKEN TRICYCLE
X.--NEIL MAKES THE VARSITY
XI.--THE RESULT OF A FUMBLE
XII.--ON THE HOSPITAL LIST
XIII.--SYDNEY STUDIES STRATEGY
XIV.--MAKES A CALL
XV.--AND TELLS OF A DREAM
XVI.--ROBINSON SENDS A PROTEST
XVII.--A PLAN AND A CONFESSION
XVIII.--NEIL is TAKEN OUT
XIX.--ON THE EVE OF BATTLE
XX.--COWAN BECOMES INDIGNANT
XXI.--THE "ANTIDOTE" IS ADMINISTERED
XXII.--BETWEEN THE HALVES
XXIII.--NEIL GOES IN
XXIV.--AFTER THE BATTLE

LIST OF ILLUSTKATIONS

A critical moment (frontispiece)

Getting settled

The vine swayed at every strain

Hiding his face, he cried for help

"I guess you've broken down," said Neil

Mills studied the diagram in s