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Third of five illustrated stories by the games greatest coaches. BY DIR. EDDIE ANDERSON
 IOwa's Head Coach

IOwa'S Head Coach
 Iowa City, Sept. 24.-Pass if you will, and there are times when you must, but remember, the passer is about 75 per cent responsible for the completion. The other 25 per cent is divided equally between re- ceivers and protectors.
 There have been many good passers but few that could be called great. This might include Dixie Howell of Alabama, Bobby Dodd of Tennessee, Sammy Baugh and Davey OBrien of Texas Christian, George Gipp of Notre Dame, Bo McMillin of Centre Benny Friedman of Michigan and Nile Kinnick of Iowa.
 Real passers are at a premium in modern football. The old axiom of knowing when to punt and when not to, is even greater in the aerial game, when it's so vi- tally important to know when moi to pass and when to pass. It's absolutely futile to pass when all men are covered.
 TAKING LOSS IS BETTER THAN AN INTERCEPTTON
 When confronted with this situ- ation the good passer will dc one of two things: take the loss to prevent interception or quickly release the ball to spot where it would be impossible to be caught by anyone.
 Taking the loss is tough for a boy. They hate to get nabbed be- hind the line. Yet loss Is better than an interception and you al- ways have at least another chance in that series of downs.
 A passer shouldn't have habits which give away his play, such as dampening his fingers, wiping hands on trousers and taking a different position other than his natural one.
 His movements before the play should resemble some running or kicking play.
 The modern passer coordinates his movements with his receiver. Stress is put on the statement: Lead your receiver!" but in the final analysis the subconscious mind takes over vixen throwing Naturally, the passer is not lead- ing the receiver but is trying to hit him: so we practice not lead- ing. but hitting the receiver at all times.
 PASS PLAY TAKES A
 MERE THREE SECONDS
 A receiver should practice faking the defensive backs out of position. He should be speedy but shouldn't go down field at top limit. This will tighten him up. Once he gets the ball he can turn on the steam.
 But it takes more than pitching and catching to complete a pass. Protection and timing are very important From the time the ball is snapped by the center the aver age pass is under way in three seconds. That doesn't seem like much time but it's enough for charging defensive Nnemen and backs to spoil the play.
 Each individual has a specific assignment. Certain men block in the line. Others drop back and protect the passer as he looks for his receiver. Timing in these movements must be smooth and almost split second because there's so little time available.
 Naturally, the type of pass long, short, spot, or flat-depends on the teams plays and position on the field.
 Teams with good passers, glue fingered receivers and good block ing can get away with the intri- cate razzle dazzle stuff. But 1t isn't wise to attempt it when you don't have the all-important ele- ments.
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