Word: forbidden
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Century--"Motherhood," by T. T. Bouve '50; "Doors of Daring," by H. Van Dyke h.'94; "The Forbidden Guests," by John Corbin...
Hurdling and Holding Forbidden...
...through the line the committee decided to prohibit, and no player will be allowed to jump through the line with his knees or feet foremost, unless he does so at a point at least five yards from the point where the ball was put in play. Holding was also forbidden; the only allowable use of the arms being in blocking an opponent with the arms close to the body. A player running with the ball, however, will be allowed to ward off an opponent with his hands. The penalty for holding was fixed at 15 yards...
...were to be spread over ten years, it would at that rate, take twenty years or more before the Stadium was completed. Suppose that the interest in football died out in the meantime or that free admission were insisted on by the University authorities, or that the game were forbidden by legislation as has happened in some western states. None of these contingencies is impossible...
...chief obects of the consolidation were to unify rules and to introduce the game in new places. Revised eligibility and playing rules were adopted. By the new rules, bodychecking is forbidden, except when the opponent is within 6 feet of the ball; and interference with the goal keeper when in position is prohibited. Rules requiring one year of residence in case of players from other colleges, and limiting players to four years of university lacrosse were adopted...