Word: footfault
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...living exponent of the Tilden backhand must have been due (Shields should have said) to the "unfortunate atmosphere" and the "definite tension." These of course were fostered by the typical non-playing criticism, from the stands, of non-playing Captain Shields, who complained of the non-giving of a footfault against Seixas . . . To make sure that the point was rammed home, Savitt could have made a special statement to the press that he had been "fairly and squarely beaten." STEPHEN POTTER London, England...
...trouble came in the final seconds of the tournament, as the scrappy Czechs tied the score at 44 apiece. Russia sank a foul shot, but the nervous player teetered forward across the line. The Czechs called a footfault. The Russians howled "Niet!" The officials first decided that the foul shot counted, then reversed themselves and called for an overtime period, backtracked again and gave the shot and the game to the Russians, amid the ringing boos of the crowd. Final score...