Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...nearly 200 football coaches and officials met with representatives of the rules committee for a general interpretation of the rules. On plays involving forward passes it was ruled that members of the attacking team may interfere with their opponents until the ball is actually passed. A man making a fair catch when standing with one foot on the sideline shall be considered "outside" the playing field...
...when Coach Nickalls deems them necessary, and otherwise pulls varying from five to ten or fifteen miles in length. The times of the Blue oarsmen have compared very closely with those of the Harvard eight. In the only time trials which run close enough together to allow a very fair comparison Harvard's, was the fastest by a matter of three seconds, which means three-quarters of a length. The times were 20minutes, 2 seconds, and 21 minutes, 5 seconds. Yale was paced by their second crew during the last mile while their opponents rowed the whole trial independently...
...interesting developments beginning with the founding of the College, Commencement Day stands well among the first. In the olden times that day was celebrated as a public holiday on which the Governor came in state from Boston and the people for miles around thronged in as to a country fair. Drunkenness was common, and as early as 1693 there were symptoms that Commencement Day was becoming a period of disturbing festivity. Accordingly in that year the Corporation voted certain restrictions and their action, coupled with the activity of President Quincy at the beginning of the 19th century contributed greatly...
...begin practice on the Thames this afternoon. The crew at New Haven this year will be a tried boat which has already shown its power. Coach Nickalls has gone at his work this year with unprecedented directness and has turned out a boat containing only three veterans, which bids fair to give a race certainly equal to that which the wearers of the blue exhibited last year. The men have had their difficulties with rough water this year, and welcome the opportunities which they will now have
...production of Wagner's "Siegfried," which has been in preparation for weeks, will take place in the Stadium this evening at 7.30 o'clock, if the weather is fair. In case of rain, the performance will be held on the first pleasant evening not including Sunday. If the weather is doubtful today, the CRIMSON will post a notice in Leavitt & Peirce's window by 5 o'clock saying whether the performance will take place tonight...