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the final of the Open Cup at Ranelagh, 1901, 

 Mr. Walter Jones hit five goals out of the six 

 secured by his side. No. i must, however, re- 

 member that, as the man behind him can see better 

 than he does how the game is going, he must on no 

 account touch the ball if he is told to leave it. The 

 main thing for him to do, is to gallop and to keep the 

 Back galloping. Even if he has not the remotest 

 chance of catching him, or of stopping the back- 



Photo hij'] [J. Wood, 



Fig. 21. — White No. i hustles blue, leaving his No. 2 to bring on the ball. 



hander, he ought to gallop on after the Back ; because 

 in doing so he will hurry him, and will thus render the 

 direction of his stroke more or less uncertain. If 

 Back were, on the contrary, left to himself, he would 

 have time to look round and place his back-hander 

 exactly where he wished. If kept at the gallop, 

 especially if the ground is bumpy, the Back may miss 

 the ball altogether, or, if he manages to hit it, he may 

 probably succeed only in hitting it straight back, in 



