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A critical moment.







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






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.






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