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...effect of the Pennsylvania interpretation? Apparently a player could participate in a whole season of football at one institution, and then transfer himself to another institution and be eligible at that institution for the whole of the next season, the very practice which the rule was formed to prevent. "At a consultation held November 3 between the Harvard captain, head coach, and chairman of the Harvard Athletic Committee, it was decided that the captain, would be justified in protesting the three cases in point if the names of the players appeared on the Pennsylvania list. It was also agreed that...
...season. In that particular the improvement was great and genuine. But in defensive play there was little reliability, little consistent strength. Occasionally a play was stopped with a loss: but usually if a gain was very much needed by Pennsylvania the Harvard team did not evidence strength enough to prevent it. Harvard once lost the ball on downs in midfield and again was unable in three tries to carry the ball across Pennsylvania's five-yard line...
...punting LeMoyne showed up fairly well, but he was too slow in getting the ball away, and some of the kicks were too high and lacked distance. There was a tendency on the part of the ends to overrun on kicks, but the tackles were generally able to prevent the ball being run back any considerable distance...
...rules which find more frequent application, the one allowing only four men back of the line when within 25 yards of the opponent's goal would seem to have the most far-reaching effect. As intended, this rule has served to make the play more open and to prevent the continuous pounding of mass plays into the line which has in past years been so wearing on the players and monotonous to the spectators. From the latter's view-point the game should be greatly improved if this rule develops the anticipated result, that when strong defenses are encountered...
...duty is to stand on the side-line and assist the regular officials in detecting and penalizing fouls, such as tripping and off-side play. The increased penalties were intended to eliminate roughness as much as possible,--and this result should be achieved through such provisions as those which prevent interference with a man who is punting or making a fair catch of a punt,--but as experience has shown, the new rules bring no relief to the runner, for he is forced to hit the line as fast as ever, but without the protection afforded by the fifth...