Word: compels
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Dates: during 1910-1910
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...Missouri as in Oregon, the same in the United States as in France. I was police reporter at headquarters in New York where it was my duty to expose scandal. Scandal being exposed, the city was aroused to investigation. Theodore Roosevelt was appointed police commissioner. He tried to compel the police to enforce all laws equally. Trouble arose at once. Leading citizens of New York came with protests and the reform movement was checked...
...remain in the game, even though such players were oftentimes seriously injured or thoroughly worn out, with the excuse that they had no available substitute for that position and that the injured player might recover between the halves. The foregoing rule should tend to lessen injuries, and will also compel coaches to have the proper number of substitutes for each of their players...
...they may recover the ball) until it has gone at least 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage. An on-side kick of less than 20 yards was found often to result in dangerous collisions and a general scramble for the ball, and it was therefore thought advisable to compel a more scientific attempt at this play by legalizing the play only after the ball had struck the ground and advanced 20 yards beyond the scrimmage line...