Word: foul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Gourdin '21 had no difficulty in winning the 100-yard dash, and also the broad-jump. He was unfortunate in the jump, fouling all except two times. On one jump he covered 24 feet 7 inches, but it was declared a foul, and he was only credited with a jump of 23 feet 7 inches for first place...
...players and spectators than all the rest, and it seems to be the only rules that the spectators think they know, as the general cry that goes up all over the hall, when two men of one team are fighting with an opponent for possession of the ball is, "foul", "foul", "foul"--"two men in"--also when a player taps the ball, then catches it either at center or on a toss up the cry from the spectators is again heard. Neither is illegal according to the rules drafted by the joint rules committee and adopted by all colleges, high...
...three men on the ball a foul...
There is no three-man rule in the amateur rules. During a game of basketball when two men of one side and one opponent are tussling for possession of the ball the cry from all section of the ball generally is--"Foul", "two men in"--or, "three men on the ball"--which only indicates how little the spectators are versed in the rules and by their ignorance of them hinder the referee in his work, and this tends to give the impression to others that the official is utterly neglectful of his duty. As a matter of fact there...
...foul is simple, as it is called for charging in, and making bodily contact by the third man going into the play. It is a personal foul in the amateur rules, four of which retire the player from the game. It is a mighty good rule too, as it serves to make the game much faster and cleaner...