BRUNO IN BELMONT 99 



loops and were not drawn tightly together. 



There were no particular rules about their game ; 

 it was every man for himself, each striving to keep 

 the ball as long as possible from his opponent. 

 Foxy's place on the team was at tackle, and in this 

 position she was a star player. Her method was 

 unique. Bruno, after a heavy plunge through 

 centre for a ten-yard gain, would be off for a long 

 run down an open field, with no one between 

 him and the last white line, for a touchdown. 



Foxy was too light in weight to stop the big full- 

 back by any ordinary method of play ; but what 

 she lacked in weight she more than made up in 

 speed and head-work. Her opponent once having 

 passed her, she was in a position to execute that 

 particular play for which she had become so justly 

 famous. Three rapid jumps brought her within 

 striking distance of her flying adversary ; one jump 

 more and the tackle was made, and the fullback 

 was downed in his tracks. 



We never quite understood how Foxy knew of 

 the one weak spot in Bruno's make-up, though the 

 knowledge of it may have been acquired by acci- 

 dent. As she overtook her opponent from the rear 

 she naturally tackled that part of his anatomy that 

 came first to hand. It was n't a case of taking the 

 bull by the horns it was taking the bear by the 

 tail. The surprise and the force of the sudden re- 



