Word: spot
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...discussing rule 14, exception 1, the commission decided: "When a forward pass touches the ground in the field of play, without touching the player at either side, the ball is dead and goes to the opponents on the spot where the pass is made, except in case the ball crosses the goal line without touching a player of either side, when it is a touchback. In both instances, the penalty may be not be refused...
...mark of the catch shall be the spot at which the ball is actually caught, and in case the catcher advances after the catch, the ball shall be brought back to the mark...
...ball goes out of bounds, whether it bounds back or not, a player of the side which secures it must bring it to the spot where the ball crossed the side line, and then after declaring how far he intends walking, walk out with it, in company with the referee, at right angles to the side line, any distance not less than 5 nor more than 15 yards, and at a point, indicated by the referee, put it down for a scrimmage...
...three consecutive downs (unless the ball shall have crossed the goal line), a team, having constantly had the ball in its possession, shall not have advanced the ball 10 yards, it shall go to the opponents on the spot of the fourth down. In measuring, the forward point of the ball, not its centre, in its position when declared dead, shall be taken as the determining point. Nor shall the referee rotate the ball before measuring its forward point...
...scrimmage when the ball was put in play, and provided the ball, after being passed forward, does not touch the ground before being touched by a player of either side. If the ball touches the ground in such a case, it shall go to the opponents on the spot where the pass was made. (2) The pass may not be received by a man who was on the line of scrimmage when the ball was put in play-except by the two men playing on the ends of the line. (3) A forward pass over the line of scrimmage within...