Little brothers often have to play dirty to win. It’s their natural instinct. Such was the case in the Makar front yard, where younger Taylor matched up with older Cale in after-school games of one-on-one football.
The rules were simple: One brother punted the ball to the other or sometimes threw it pop-up style. The receiving Makar’s mission was to cross the yard “without getting just clobbered,” as Taylor put it.
Cale had a marginal size advantage at the time, so Taylor needed to even the playing field. He would trip Cale or use other feisty, irritating tactics to bring him down.