Word: bridey
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Dates: during 1955-1955
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Bucknell quarterback Jim Stewart handed off to fullback Bob Ford who fumbled the ball. Players from both teams piled on, and referee Charles Bridey signified that Bill Meigs had recovered for the Crimson. But no sooner had the line stakes been reversed, than field judge Alden Hewett told Bridey that the whistle had blown before Meigs had the ball...
...Bridey then had the stakes once again turned toward the Harvard goal. They should have been lined up on the 37 and 27 yard lines with the pole signifying Bucknell had a second down and 13 to go, but they were on the 40 and 30 yard lines, with the pole reading fourth down...
...referees' locker-room after the game, Bridey admitted that he must have made a mistake, but said he yelled to Bucknell at the time "Fourth and ten" and, no one complained. Harvard coach Lloyd Jordan said, "Everyone makes mistakes, and the referees had their...