Word: touchdowns
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Haven, Conn., October 22, 1907.-The practice of the Yale team today was not up to the usual standard. In a twenty-five minute scrimmage, which was characterized by frequent fumbling, and poor work on the part of the line men, H. Jones scored the only touchdown for the University team on a forward pass. Dunbar and Andrus of the college team frequently broke through and spoiled the plays before they were fairly started...
...thirty-five minute scrimmage was held yesterday between the first and second elevens in which both teams scored a touchdown. The second's touchdown was due mainly to the fact that on the defense, first team men displaced the regular second men at end tackle and centre. The score came as the result of the blocking of Starr's punt on the University's 35-yard line. Nourse recovered it for the second on the 2-yard line. Two line plays were tried, but the University team held. A penalty for offside play then put the ball...
...inexperience, ran down to tackle with the rest of the men instead of staying in the backfield. Exeter returned the kick immediately, and, without any of the Harvard team touching the ball, an Exeter man recovered, it and scored what was given out by the referee to be a touchdown. Rule 20, Section 1, of the Rule Book, states this to be illegal...
Loftus, the Exeter player who recovered the ball, was not onside when the ball was kicked, and accordingly the touchdown was illegal...
...question which has arisen with regard to the touchdown in the Exeter game points out a serious defect in the conduct of our less important football games. The point brought up may have been somewhat obscure--indeed ability to interpret the rules accurately requires very careful study--but it only emphasizes the need of experienced men to act in these important capacities. In urging this, however, we realize the difficulties which beset the coaches and managers of class and second football teams. They have no central board to assign them officials, and many men who have the experience necessary...