Word: superiority
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...were a few men, like Mr. Manning of Harvard, who, by the way, had practically the deciding of the question of the five yard rule, among the football legislators, who were determined, in spite of any college prejudice, to make rules that should insure the victory indisputably to the superior team. Through the unceasing efforts of these men a rule was at last formulated which made it necessary for a team to make a considerable advance or retreat in every three attempts, and this put an end at once and forever to the block method...