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- 
