Word: forearms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Speaker of the House bangs out his will with a mallet-like gavel swung by the wrist and forearm. He is privileged to take the floor and join in legislative debate at will. He must vote to break a tie and may vote whenever else he chooses. As leader of the House majority he picks the legislation he wants brought up. Members speak only at his grace. During the last six days of a session his power to recognize a motion to suspend the rules makes him an absolute dictator of House procedure...
Other new rules prohibit "diving" tackles, flying wedge formation on the kickoff, substitutions except for injury unless time-out has been called for some other reason, hard knee or elbow pads, "striking" with the hand or forearm by defense linesmen. They are the most extensive changes in football rules since 1906. By last week many U. S. colleges had tried them out in warm-up games...