Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Yesterday afternoon the University football squad was given a light secret signal drill in the Stadium. The whole squad was on the field and everybody but Captain Fish and Hooper was dressed to play. Had it been thought necessary, Captain Fish would also have been in the line-up, for all fears of a serious injury to him have vanished. The entire squad was in excellent condition, no one showing injuries worse than a few bruises...
Coach Haughton kept the squad in the Locker Building for some time before sending the men on the field. A number of kick-offs and a little punting practice were held, and O'Flaherty tried several drop-kicks before the teams lined up for signal drill. Both the first team and substitutes were sent through signal practice for a short while and then were sent inside...
Unmounted drill will be held regularly in Cambridge, and mounted drill at the Park Riding School in Boston. It is planned that for the first year at least, no heavy expenses will be incurred...
...Browne, and P. D. Smith were in the line-up, while Minot, Rogers and West are expected to play at any time. In the "dummy" scrimmage the entire first squad was given an opportunity to play, the regulars being substituted after some twenty minutes of hard, fast drill. The second team showed up strongly, using a number of Dartmouth plays...
...Freshman football team practice yesterday consisted in a blackboard talk, a drill in formations and plays against the substitutes in which particular attention was paid to forming interference around the runner, and punting to the backfield. The backs were very weak in catching punts, Wendell being especially uncertain in this department. FIRST TEAM. SECOND TEAM. Browne, Houston, l.e. r.e., Whitney McKay, Bush, l.t. r.t., Davis L. Withington, l.g. r.g., Blake P. Withington, c. c., Barber Fisher, r.g. l.g., Knapp Fish, r.t. l.t., Coburn L. D. Smith, r.e. l.e., Blanchard Wigglesworth, O'Flaherty, q.b. q.b., Merrill Corbett, l.h.b. r.h.b., Tryon Leslie...