Word: balle
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Safety. Heretofore teams leading by more than two points and not more than seven points, and finding themselves (near the end of the game) in possession of the ball and near their own goal line, have often intentionally scored a safety (counting two points against them) rather than run the risk of losing the ball and having their opponents score a touchdown. The safety scored, they were permitted to take the ball out to their 30-yard line for unrestricted first down...
...second or third pass in any series of four downs before a first down is made. In other words, no penalty shall be attached to an incomplete pass, provided that it is the first attempt before a first down is made. But if the team in possession of the ball is guilty of a second incompleted pass, it shall be penalized five yards. Another penalty of the same number of yards will be imposed in the event that the team attempts a pass on the third down...
...wish to re-adopt the old rule of returning the ball after an incomplete pass to the spot from which it was passed. The penalty was too great. The late rule of returning the ball to the line of scrimmage encouraged promiscuous passing. These were the facts considered by the Committee in adopting this new ruling...
...Moore, when asked concerning the Committee's reasons for adopting the new safety ruling, replied. "The new rule requires that, after a safety, the ball must be kicked from the 20-yard line by the team against whom the safety was made. The reason for its adoption is that safeties were being made intentionally to waste time and thereby prevent the opposing team from making a touchdown. A team in the lead by the margin of one touchdown can afford to allow its opponent as many as three safeties. The new play makes it absolutely necessary to put the ball...
...most important of the lesser rulings is that the ball is to be considered dead after it has crossed the side or end rulings instead of the fences or ropes which formerly formed the boundary. Some of last year's rules were clarified, and the rule, which penalized for striking the opposing player in the face with the heel of the hand, has been extended to include the back and side of the hand...