This is partly because of the softness of the moist thick English turf; but more largely because, as passing is the rule, the tackler in nine cases out of ten aims at the ball.
"An American at Oxford"
John Corbin
Now a tackler launched himself at Don.
"Betty Lee, Freshman"
Harriet Pyne Grove
The gun went off with a roar, and Jenkins hit Griffin like a tackler slamming into a ball carrier.
"Castle of Terror"
E.J. Liston