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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first change was made in regard to touch-downs. Rule 4 now reads, "when the ball is carried across the goal line, it shall be a touch-down at the place where it was carried across. In opponent's goal, this entitles to a try at goal; in player's own goal to a kick out." By the old rules the ball had to be actually touched down by a player before he could claim the ball as his. This always occasioned the roughest of play. Sometimes a player would seize the ball and then lay on his back, holding...
...game or off-side play, at first offence one point shall be given to opponents, at second offence, one more point, and the offender dismissed from the field. For intentional violation of rules 16 and 27 (referring to off-side play, hacking, throttling, butting, tripping up, etc.) a player shall be disqualified and two points given to the other side." This treatment of off-side and unfair play will prevent the many tricks which are often permitted on the foot-ball field. Intentional delay of the game also gives the opponents points and the offender is sent from the field...
...perusal of the above changes, it will be found that the referee is given almost unlimited power; he can declare the ball "down" whenever he sees fit, disqualify a player for off-side or unnecessarily rough play, and declare a game forfeited if either side should seek to gain anything by delay. He is absolute, no one can question his decisions, and he is unhampered by judges. With the proper man as referee, there is no reason why the game should not be entirely freed from its objectionable features...
...inter-collegiate league. Victory can hardly be looked for this year. Yet we have the consciousness that the labor involved in a course of training during the coming month will have its reward in the improved play of next year's team, and we feel sure that every player will do his utmost to bring up the standard of our play to the level of that attained at other colleges...
...large number of students gathered on Holmes' yesterday afternoon to watch the practice of the nine. The weather was a trifle cool for spectators, but for the players nothing better could be asked. Captain Phillips divided the men into two nines, and a scrub game was played. Numerous changes were made during the game, but at the beginning the following was the composition of the two sides: - Chamberlain,' '86, p., Young, '89, c., Smith, '86, lb., H. Coolidge, '87, 2b., Holden, '88, 3b., W. T. Gray, '87, s. s., Foster, '87, 1. f., Gardner, '86, c. f., Litchfield...