The captains of both teams will now line their men up.

Scrub will have the ball and make the kick-off.

Make all the play brisk and snappy.
Work for speed and strategy, not impact." With that, Lieutenant Carney ran over to the edge of the gridiron, leaving another officer, of the coaching force, to officiate as referee.
The ball was placed in play.

At the kick-off the ball came to Greg, who passed it to Dick.

The interference formed, backed by Brayton.
"Put it around their right end!" growled Brayton, the word passing swiftly to Prescott.
Haynes was darting in, blood in his eye, backed the whole right flank of scrub.
Greg and the rest of the available interference got swiftly and squarely in the way of Haynes and the others.