In the end he scented a fake-kick and warned his line.
"Fake!" he shouted.

"Fake! Watch that ball! Get that end, Steve! Hold 'em, hold 'em, Brimfield!" And Brimfield held them.

At least, Brimfield held all but one of them.
It was unfortunate that that one should have been the one who had the ball! Just what really happened was a matter of discussion for many days.

It occurred so suddenly, with such an intricate mingling of backs and forwards, that Brimfield was unable then or later to fathom the play.

Even from the side line, where Coach Robey and a dozen or more substitutes looked on intently, that play was puzzling.