Word: line
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...That no players in the rush line shall interlock legs...
...That of the side having possession of the ball, not more than three men besides the man receiving the ball from the snapper-back shall be less than 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage unless outside the position occupied by the outside man in the line. Respectfully submitted, W. T. REID, JR., Chairman, L. B. R. BRIGGS, EDWARD H. NICHOLS, WILLIAM H. LEWIS, LORIN F. DELAND, ROBERT D. WRENN, Committee...
...formation of a neutral zone between the two teams, as wide as the ball is long, will tend to keep the teams far enough apart to enable the officials to distinctly see every motion of every man in the line, and the fact that the minute a player puts any part of his body into this neutral zone he may be penalized for offside play will do away with much of the rough contact now possible in the line of scrimmage...
...forward pass is a radical departure and will be open up possibilities that are difficult for any one to forecast until they have been tried in actual play. Probably the forward pass will not only result in weakening the defence--in forcing them to play some of their line further back; but it will have a tendency to prevent men in the line from crouching, as they do at present, as it will always be necessary for a player to get quickly be necessary for a player to get quickly to any spot to which the ball may have been...
...opening the offence the coaches and captains are given a free hand to develop any kind of a fast running attack, the only limit which has been placed being to guard against a preponderance of mass plays, by requiring any additional players who are placed back of the scrimmage line to be at least 5 yards back, and by increasing the distance to gain from 5 to 10 yards...