Word: kicking
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fair catch consists in catching the ball after it has been kicked by one of the opponents and before it touches the ground, or in similarly catching a punt out by another of the catcher's own side. Provided the player, while making the catch, makes a mark with his heel and takes not more than one step thereafter. It is not a fair catch if the ball after the kick was touched by another of his side before the catch. Opponents who are offside shall not interfere in any way with a player attempting to make a fair catch...
...football game yesterday afternoon was won by Cochrane's team, Frost making a touch down in the first half on a blocked kick. Murchie's team, in general, put up a better game than on Thursday but was outpunted. The feature of the game was Cochrane's kicking, which was excellent...
...submitted to the seven universities which united in appointing the committee. Alterations in the rules are less sweeping than many expected. The vital change is that radically altering the present system of scoring. The goal after a touchdown is fixed to count for only one additional point, the drop kick for four, the place kick for three and the safety...
...that imposing a distance penalty for laying hands on opponents before the ball is put into play. An important alteration also is that permitting to the side scored on the choice of kickoff. Other changes suggested are in defining the safety, allowing fifteen yards instead of ten on the kick-out after a kick for goal on the first down, permitting only two minutes of time taken out for injuries, and modifying the penalty of impositions when the ball is close to the goal line. The committee reserves several suggestions on duty of officials which will be submitted...
...ball once afterwards from her own 25 yard line to Harvard's one yard line, on her same mass-formation and fakes around the end, she could not make another touchdown. Morice towards the end of the game tried for another goal from the field on a drop kick but it was blocked...