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Noble was fouled. The scoreboard said it was the fifth team foul against Pennsylvania, but by the calculation of everyone in the stands, it was actually the seventh and thus Harvard should have received the bonus one-and-one situation. Noble made his first shot, but no one alerted the...
19. Who was the referee at the Carnera-Baer title fight?
From Section B, row J, and from the Harvard bench, it was clearly Dullea's foul--and a nasty, dangerous low-bridger at that. But the referee saw otherwise and gave Dover an offensive foul, the sophomore's fifth and disqualifying personal.
It is rough work. A.F.L. Referee John McDonough, for instance, who doubles as commissioner of athletics for Orange County, Calif., high schools, considers himself fortunate because he has suffered only a broken nose, finger, rib and toe while officiating. Besides sidestepping rampaging linemen, officials must also referee a few brawls...
So why do sane men endure such a thankless job as officiating? It is not the money, they say, but the thrill of being in the game. Says N.F.L. Referee Bernie Ulman, a sporting-goods salesman who, like many pro officials, is a former college-football player: "It's...