Word: offs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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The semi-finals in the doubles tennis tournament were played off yesterday on Jarvis Field. C. C. Pell '08, and G. P. Gardner '10 defeated H. V. Amberg '08 and G. Burt 1G., by the score of 6-2, 6-3, 6-3. The match was one sided, and the...
On the first kick-off Fish made a short kick which was recovered by the University on the second's 43-yard line. By means of forward passes and line plays the ball was rushed to the 10-yard line, where it was lost on a forward pass to Grant...
In the second play after the next kick-off, Starr punted to Galatti who made a beautiful catch over his shoulder. Somes broke through right tackle for 25 yards, and he and Gilder made 10 yards each in the next three plays. For the rest of the scrimmage until just...
The following is Coach Crane's opinion of the incident: "If the kick-off was returned, and not touched by Harvard, no Exeter player (except one onside when the ball was kicked) could touch the ball, even after it had touched the ground, until some Harvard player touched it."
Rule 20, Section 1, of the football rules reads: "A player is put off-side if the ball in play has last been touched by one of his own side behind him." Confusion probably arose from Section 4, which reads: "A player of the side which put the ball in...