Word: lining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...prayers. To this might be added the opening up of the play for the benefit of the spectators. These reforms the committee purposes to effect by direct technical prohibitions, and by making such rules as will encourage open plays and make concerted attack on one park of the line not a reasonable method of gaining ground...
...requirement that seven men be maintained by the offence on the line of scrimmage...
...requirement that the ball in the case of an onside kick must strike the ground at least 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, failing which the members of the team kicking the ball are off-side...
...Limiting the forward pass to behind the line of scrimmage...
...Limiting the width of the defence, including rush line and back field, either arbitrarily to five yards on either side of the point where the ball is put into play; or make the defensive line equal to that of the offensive line or team...