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 played. For that matter, if the right conditions arrive I mean to put him in."

"In spite of the doctor?" gasped Chester.

"No, I'll get the doctor's permission for Morris to go in if he doesn't play!"

"If he doesn't play? Then what—" Lanny, pausing, viewed Dick with dawning comprehension. Then he grunted. "I see. There might be something in that at a pinch."

"And I'm afraid the pinch is going to come," said Dick grimly.

"I don't see," began Cotner.

"I'm not ready to explain just yet," Dick interrupted. "I'll have to work it out. Later I'll have something to suggest. Morris is still an asset, even if he can't play, and we've got to find a way to use him. Now, then, let's see if we can plan out a game that will win without any field-goals. My conviction is that near Springdale's goal we won't be able to smash that line of theirs much. So we've got to find a way of getting around it or a way of opening it up. Here are some plays I've been working on. I want to see what you think of them." Dick took up a half-dozen sheets of paper. "These are all from B formation. I think we will