Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...will be permitted back of the line, either tackles or ends. Any formation can be made by such players, provided it be not more than five yards back of the line. But no man is allowed to start before the ball is put in play. The rule on a fair catch provides that after making such a catch the player must first touch the ball to the ground before running with it or passing it to another player. If he does not run with the ball he may have the option of a first down on the spot at which...
...freshman sports yesterday were on the whole very successful and interesting to watch. The new material was only fair and no very good records were made but several of the men showed promise of good development before the year is past. The races were all well contested, the two mile bicycle being especially interesting. In this race G. F. Baker, Jr., is deserving of much credit for the splendid way in which he set the pace throughout. He carried the rest of the men over the course in fine form and kept the race from degenerating into a slow loaf...
...freshman eleven is not far enough along yet to give a fair estimate of its possibilities or failings. The captain has just been appointed and the eleven is not yet even approximately chosen. The material has been remarkably good and even. The men are sturdy, willing and of good weight. The good effect of the interscholastic league is very apparent in the large number of ready trained players that has shown up. Thus far but six men have been taken on to the eleven, and these are by no means sure of their positions...
...tackles, Kilbourn plays a fair game. Whitbick is expected to do well when he has more experience. Arthur Adams, the captain of the second eleven, is also a candidate for tackle...
...school teams that come here to play our class elevens ought certainly to be given a fair chance and they have a right to expect a clear field...