Word: roughness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...enough apart to enable the officials to distinctly see every motion of every man in the line, and the fact that the minute a player puts any part of his body into this neutral zone he may be penalized for offside play will do away with much of the rough contact now possible in the line of scrimmage...
...eastern universities stating that "the committee wishes to receive practical suggestions from each institution represented at the conference, as well as from other universities and colleges actively engaged in football, as to how the following desired results may be brought about: (a) a more open game; (b) elimination of rough and brutal playing; (c) efficient enforcement of rules, making the rules definite and precise in all respects, such as the definition of brutal playing, holding, tripping, and, in general, all infringements of the rules for which penalties are given." The conference committee is also in favor of the appointment...
...Friday night the practice was very poor. The men played a rough individual game and the shooting for the baskets was extermely ragged. In the second practice, however, various changes in the lineup caused a marked improvement, and the second team, which was made up of good players, failed to score on the first team. The men handled themselves and the ball better, and the passing was more accurate. In shooting for baskets the work was still poor. At present the officials are penalizing very heavily for fouls in order to eliminate rough play...
...recent Harvard-Yale game. This is true, only one instance can be sighted, the rest were hidden. The recent resolution of the Rules Committee in Philadelphia has shown that even authorities on the subject admit the existence of brutality. It is worded "to eliminate the chances of rough play, and to lessen brutality." If the negative can support the arguments which they have brought forward they are supporting football in the face of overwhelming evils. The negative say that football players learn to do and succeed. They do learn to succeed at all costs, and by methods far from divine...
...Sophomores won the class basketball championship last night by defeating the Seniors by the score of 22 to 10, in a fast, rough game. In the first half the Sophomores completely outplayed the Seniors, whose only scores were made by two goals on fouls. At the beginning of the second half, with the score 10 to 2 in their favor, the Sophomores put in several substitutes, and the Seniors were able to score 8 points. The 1908 team excelled both in team play, and general knowledge of the game, Amberg's remarkable goal shooting, and the occasional excellent team work...