Word: headings
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...That the head-linesman shall keep such a position on the field as will best enable him to watch offside play, and that it shall be his special duty to watch for and penalize offside play and illegal formations...
...That any player shall be instantly disqualified by either umpire, by referee or by head-linesman for any act of brutality, roughness or insulting talk to opponents or officials, and that a player so disqualified shall not play again in that game and that no substitute shall be permitted for five minutes of actual play...
...staff of any college; that this committee of three shall have full charge of selecting and instructing a corps of football officials; that it shall select in such manner as it sees fit the officials for any intercollegiate contests for which it shall receive a written request from the head coaches of the opposing teams accompanied by the required fee, provided such request shall be received not less than twenty days before the game; that it shall not announce the officials so chosen until the day of the game, but shall be responsible for their prompt attendance...
...That a "fair catch" shall be a catch made from a kick by one of the opponents, provided the player before making the catch indicates his intention by holding his hand above his head with the arm fully extended and no other of his side touch the ball; that opponents shall not in any way interfere with a player who has signified his intention of making a fair catch, nor shall he be thrown after making such a catch; that after signifying his intention to make a fair catch a player shall not run with the ball; that the penalty...
...said that they were entirely recovered are suffering from injuries of more or less permanence. For instance, one man said that he had entirely recovered "except for a slight loss of vision." Another said that he had completely recovered "except for a slight dullness in the side of his head, with a bloodshot eye." Another reported that a loose semilunar cartilage was "absorbing," but "still in evidence." No one seemed to be in a position to settle with certainty the question as to whether there is any possibility of later effects from concussion. Many of the joint injuries...