Word: signal
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...freshman football practice yesterday consisted of some preliminary signal practice followed by two games of five minutes halves. The first, between the elevens captained by Shaw and Thompson, was marked by much fumbling; the second game, between Nourse's and Adams's elevens had more snap. After the line-up the candidates took a run around the field...
...start Foote won everything but then weakened and Howland gained confidence from his antagonist's poor play. He drove the balls prettily along the side lines, just out of Foote's reach. The two last sets were as signal victories for Howland as the first had been for Foote. Howland is now entitled to hold the championship cup for one year...
...debate in Sanders Theatre last evening gave full satisfaction to Harvard men. The debate was won by the Harvard representatives, not through the signal ability of any one speaker, but because all three worked well together and each did his part well. The Yale men were not, as a whole, up to the standard set in previous debates, although W. H. Clark gave the best speech of the evening. It was a mistake for Yale not to have had him give the rebuttal...
...trail of a few miles they designate some spot about half a mile from home as a "break" and mark this by a pile of the paper "scent." The hounds make no pretense to fast running until they reach this point, when the master-of-hounds gives the signal and such of the men as care to do so race over the rest of the couse. In addition to the benefits of the open air exercise, there are always many amusing incidents in connection with the runs, and an excellent opportunity is given to men to see something...
...pack shall be under the direction of the master of the hounds, who shall also act as pacemaker. The pack must keep within calling distance of the master until the latter gives the signal for the break...