Word: accustomed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Beginning this week, second year equitation students in the Field Artillery Unit are to be given a course in fencing. This will take the form of both mounted and dismounted drill with practice sabers; the dismounted work to develop the muscles of the wrist and arm, and also to accustom the men to the use of the weapon; the mounted exercises to give the students practice in the control of a horse, while using a saber. The training, it is hoped will tend to prepare the men for playing polo, in case the equipment, ponies, stables, and field should become...
Signal practice under the Stadium constituted the workout yesterday for the Freshman first squad. Coach Ryan gave his men a few minutes' scrimmaging on the field to accustom them to slippery ground and a wet ball, but most of the practice was occupied with dummy work under shelter from the drizzle...