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Blagdon, Trumbull, Wigglesworth, S. Curtis, Logan, Felton, Withington and Fisher joined the coaching staff today. The rest of the squad arrived at 6 tonight and later in the evening all the men were present at a blackboard talk. This completed the team's preparations for the game. The players and coaches are in fine spirits, and no nervousness is apparent. The team will leave for New Haven tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
After a prolonged blackboard talk in which the coaches emphasized the mistakes of last Saturday's game, the University football team went into the Stadium and ran through signals for over an hour. The work was light as is usual on Mondays for the regulars, but team C was scrimmaged against the second team. The ball was given to team C in the middle of the field but the seconds recovered a fumble and advanced to the University's 20-yard line where the ball was lost on downs. W. Willcox '17 was given the signal for a run around...
...soggy field and a chilly wind slowed up football practice yesterday afternoon. The usual blackboard talk was held and the various positions were gone over by Field Coach L. H. Leary '05. The work on the field was necessarily of a light nature. The ends were given practice running down under kicks and the backs were instructed in receiving punts. In spite of the heavy balls the kicking was unusually good. The line was under the direct charge of Coach Leary, who gave them easy drill in breaking through. The whole squad tackled the dummies, the line being directed...
With more favorable weather conditions 20 more candidates turned out yesterday for spring football practice, increasing the total to 45. Coach L. H. Leary '05 gave the squad a short blackboard talk before taking them to the field. Captain H. H. Dadmun '17 had charge of the linemen and gave them easy practice in starting. He was assisted by D. J. Wallace '16 and J. K. Selden '16. The ends were instructed in catching forward passes by C. A. Coolidge '17. Several groups of backs were made up and put through rudimentary work. Temporary teams A and B were then...
...Locker Building yesterday afternoon, including 18 Freshmen, 22 Sophomores, 8 Juniors, and 6 Seniors. More men are urged to report from all four classes, but particularly for the 1916 and 1917 teams, in order to insure the success of the series. The candidates yesterday afternoon were given blackboard talks and signal drills, and the same program will be followed today. The two preliminary games, Seniors and Freshmen and Juniors and Sophomores, will be played tomorrow afternoon...