Word: player
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...player returns to the game after having been taken out, a penalty of fifteen yards is exacted from his side. He is not, however, allowed to continue to play in the game. Changes of line-up between the halves must be reported to the referee, just as during play. Several other minor points were decided upon, the two most interesting of which were that a ball crossing the cross-bar on the bound from a drop kick counts a goal as much as if it crossed on the fly; and that a man rushing the ball out from behind...
Captain Higgins was the star player of the Maine team. He was the mainstay of their secondary defense, which was usually obliged to stop the Harvard backs. Maine showed poor judgment in receiving on every kick-off, for the ball was thus always in their territory and they were not strong enough to rush...
...circumstances. Again, if the suggestion is not too radical, we should like to see men leading the singing who have some qualifications for their positions. It is too much to expect that a large body of men can be led satisfactorily by even a brilliant hockey or baseball player, who has not himself solved the mystery of time or key. Nor can we expect greater success from expert musicians who have no interest beyond their chosen work. With creditable songs and conductors who combine the qualities of leaders with a certain amount of musical ability, there is every reason...
...Hall '07, has been appointed coach of the Freshman football team. The choice is an especially fortunate one, as Hall is a player of unusual ability and will command the confidence of all. His football experience has been exceedingly varied, for he has played on teams representing the Malden High School, the Hopkinson School and the 1907 Freshman class. On the latter team, the last to defeat the Yale freshmen, he played a strong game at end, and but for lack of weight would have been a valuable addition to the University squad. In his Sophomore year he failed...
...There will be a great number of good ends available next year. G. M. Orr '08, D. P. Starr '08, J. MacDonald '08 and V. P. Kennard '09 of last year's team will all be back, and W. M. Bird '08, A. McL. Olds Sc., a former Annapolis player, B. Moore '08, H. F. Miller '08, R. C. Brown '10, G. G. Browne '10, and M. C. Peirce '10 will all be valuable men to choose from...