Word: kick
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...their hands and arms on their opponents, except to push them out of the way in order to receive the pass. The players on the side making the pass who are eligible to receive the pass may use their hands or arms just as players going down under a kick. The effect of this ruling will be to eliminate holding and tackling on the part of the defensive...
...progress of the play so much better) and to the coaches, who have so much more scope for strategy. The principal changes in the rules that have brought about these benefits are the ten-yard rule, the limiting of number of men behind the line, the onside kick, and the forward pass...
...yard rule is excellent to make the offense resort to the open plays; the limiting of the number of men behind the line has the same effect. Without the onside kick and forward pass, however, the first two changes would be useless, for the only open play then available would be the long kick or quarterback kick. As originator of the onside kick rule I may possibly be prejudiced; but it seems that it would be a grave mistake to go back to the rule allowing the back field men to let a ball bounce around on the ground...
...yard rule in short order. The contrary has proven true, and already there are those who would like to see the forward pass more restricted, relying upon it as it was a year ago, or even eliminating it altogether and keeping the onside kick and ten-yard rule. What was needed in the game was primarily to lessen value of possession of the ball and this the ten-yard rule achieved. With its introduction there went out all the close hammering mass plays which were good for two or three yards on a down but no more. The American collegian...
Before the next kick-off, Lockwood replaced Rand. Burr kicked off to Jones, but Harvard was offside and Burr kicked again to Biglow, who was downed on the 35-yard line. In three plays, Philbin and Foster gained nine yards through the line, and Coy punted to Newhall, who was downed by Biglow on Harvard's 28-yard line. Apollonio gained five yards and Wendell made an onside kick to Alcott. Philbin tried right end but was thrown by Starr for no gain. A double pass, followed by a forward pass; put the ball on Harvard's 20-yard line...