Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...development of the forward pass and on-side kick, two most valuable plays in the new game. The forward pass early in the season was very weak, but by constant use in daily practice and in games, it has been made a strong factor as a means of gaining ground...
...SEMINARY OF EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS. "Common Ground between the Teacher and the Social Worker." Mr. Robert A. Woods, Head of the South End House, Boston. Lawrence...
...number of new men were given a chance in the first team back field and several of them appear promising. Brennan, of the University baseball team, was put in at fullback, and proved a good ground gainer. He is strong, keeps his feet well and should develop into a firstrate back. Cutting substituted for Giblet at right halfback, where he played on the 1000 Freshman team. he was in every play and dicks a hole as well as any man on the squad. There seems to be plenty of men for the backfield positions but, with Wendell...
...ball from behind his own goal on a fake kick and running it out to the 38-yard line. In the early part of the scrimmage, the University team used three forward passes in five prays, making an average of 15 yards at each attempt. Wendell was the chief ground gainer for the seconds...
...most important decision of the meeting was, that if a forward pass is made from behind the offense's goal-line and strikes the ground before being touched, it is to be called a safety for the defense, regardless of whether the pass was made on the first or second down. It was also decided that the penalty for an illegal or incompleted forward pass, viz., a forward pass which strikes the ground before being touched, could not be declined by the offended side even if it was to its advantage...