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Dick Friedman's avatar

The constable should have been designated as the twelfth man.

phil allen's avatar

Ropes show up in the earliest prints, newspaper illustrations, the work of Remington et al. ..

Football Archaeology's avatar

I haven't looked for the earlier mention of ropes, but they are mentioned in newspaper articles by 1887 and in the rule book by the early 1890s