Sentence:  A <WSD>Safe Pair Of Hands</WSD> [section title] The stand-off half who hasn't hands like a good fielder in the slips had better change his position, for he is comparatively useless if he cannot take all sorts and conditions of passes, and, in nearly every case, whilst well under way. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the ability to catch and keep hold of [the ball, etc]