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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Taunting Rule
Excessive gyrations, spiking the football, and wild celebrations after scoring a touchdown were considered unsportsmanlike by the NFL. Consequently, the league decided to install the “Taunting Rule” which prohibited teams and players to exhibit this type of behavior. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Klecko, Mark Gastineau, New York Jets Sack Exchange, NFL, Sports Archives, sports history, Taunting Rule
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball Umpire’s Hand Signals
In the late 19th century there was a DEAF baseball player in the Major Leagues named Dummy Hoy who was unable to hear the umpire calls of pitched balls, strikes and outs. This paved the way for the use of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball Hall of Fame, dummy hoy, MLB, Sports Archives, sports history, Umpire Hand Signals
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Hockey’s Multi-Goal Power Play
Prior to 1956 in the NHL, a player taking a penalty was required to ‘do’ his time regardless of how many goals the opposing team scored while the player was in the box. Teams of the 1940’s and 1950’s, such … Continue reading
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Tagged detroit red wings, gordie howe, hockey power play, Maurice Richard, montreal canadians, NHL, Sports Archives, sports history
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Infield Fly Rule
Tommy McCarthy, selected to be a member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1946, is credited with establishing baseball’s Infield Fly Rule. When there are fewer than two outs and with base runners on first and second McCarthy would purposely … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Batting Donut
The batting “donut” is a heavy circular lead weight encased in rubber which is slid up to the barrel of the baseball bat. Before this invention, players waiting in the on-deck circle would swing 2 or 3 bats at a … Continue reading
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Tagged Batting Donut, Boston Red Sox, Elston Howard, History Lesson, New York Yankees, Sports Archives
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Hit and Run
The “hit and run” play originated in major league baseball back in the late 19th century. It is officially credited to a couple of players who played for the Boston Beaneaters in the 1890s. Tommy McCarthy and Hugh Duffy also … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Beaneaters, Hit and Run, Hugh Duffy, Sports Archives, sports history, Tommy McCarthy
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Hockey Goalie Mask
On November 1, 1959, Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadians decided that he would protect himself by introducing the goalie mask. Today, with only a few rare exceptions, all goalies wear masks or some type of cage protection. Some goalies … Continue reading
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Tagged hockey goalie mask, jacques plante, montreal canadians, Sports Archives, sports history
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Rafael Nadal advances to semifinals in 2010 US Open
In Flushing Meadows, NY, Rafael Nadal will advance to his third consecutive semifinal in the US Open. Nadal defeated No. 8 Fernando Verdasco to inch closer to achieving the only Grand Slam title he has yet to win. No. 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 US Open, Fernando Verdasco, Mikhail Youzhny, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, roger federer, Sports Archives
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