Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Alexander Moffat in an article on football in the Boston Herald of yesterday urges the entire abolishment of momentum plays, and also of the present method of signalling a fair catch...
...most important change is perhaps regarding momentum or flying mass plays. The new rule provides that not more than three men shall group for a momentum-mass play more than five yards back of the point where the ball is put in play. The close mass plays, such as the revolving wedge and the "turtleback are of course not prohibited by this rule...
Flying and momentum mass-plays shall not be allowed...
...Football as now played is dangerous. (a) "Momentum" plays. (b) The practice of piling up on a runner after he is downed...
...physical evils can be remedied (by), (a) increasing penalties for foul play; (b) having two or more umpires; (c) directly prohibiting "momentum" plays; (d) indirectly rendering other mass plays less effective; (c) calling ball "down" when runner is first downed...