"T" or No "T" to start the game?

[Red_Killian]

I had this exact scenario happen to me 3-4 years ago. We gave the team the T. Coach (visiting team) went ballistic that the scorer copied his players wrong and implied it was deliberate. He came very close to getting a T himself. Game ended up a blowout in his favor, so no harm. This was a Friday night and our association informally gathers at a local establishment after our games. When presented there, the split was about 50-50 as to what was the correct call. We got out our books and found we were wrong. Lesson learned the hard way for me.

The window to catch this infraction is fairly small and it would be difficult to detect. The opposing team and/or table would have really be on the ball to catch it.