Word: rule
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...This rule is intended to prevent any player who is supposed to be on the line of scrimmage from taking a position at such an angle to the line of scrimmage, whether he faces in toward the centre or away from it, as shall enable him the more rapidly to get into the interference...
Rush Line Rule for Offense...
...from the line of scrimmage on the offense unless he is at least 5 yards back of the line of scrimmage when the ball is put in play; and another player takes his place in the line of scrimmage. There shall be no shifting of men to evade this rule. Penalty.-Loss of 5 yards...
...forward pass, as specified elsewhere in the rules as allowable, may be received by either of the two players occupying the positions on the ends of the line, or by any one of the players who was behind the line of scrimmage when the ball was put in play without violating the rule which places restrictions on players when off-side...
...United States." The question submitted by Princeton for their annual debate with Yale is, "Resolved, That a bachelor's degree should be required for admission to any law school controlled by a university." The following stipulations are made: (1) "Required" means that this should be the regular rule, without prejudice, however, to the right of a law faculty, to admit, in exceptional cases, students who do not possess a bachelor's degree; (2) by a "law school controlled by a university", is meant a school whose policy and methods are determined by the trustees of the university. The debate will...