Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Haven, Conn., Oct. 15, 1907.--The Yale University football squad was given a light practice this afternoon. After a little preliminary work in kicking and catching for the backs, the squad was divided into three teams, each of which had a long signal drill. A fifteen-minute scrimmage between the first and second teams followed, in which the first team scored three touchdowns, gaining most ground by long end runs and skin tackle plays. Many forward passes and a few onside kicks were tried with poor success. Murphy played a fast game, making one long run and a clever forward...
...preliminary practice of the Freshman football squad yesterday consisted of kicking and catching punts for the backs, and breaking through for the line-men. Some of the men were instructed by Coach MacCarthy in falling on the ball. Signal practice for the first two teams lasted about half an hour. In the 20-minute line-up which followed, the first team scored three times. The first team kicked off, the ball going behind the goal-line. The second kicked out to the middle of the field, and from that point the first scored in three rushes, Pope making the touchdown...
...changes in position were made in the line-up in the signal practice to try out the men in other positions. Kennard was transferred from end to tackle and was given much attention by Coach Cutts. The cause of the change was the need of more tackles and Kennard was selected as a promising man to develop on account of his weight and his hard fighting qualities. Coach Cutts intends to give Nourse a try-out at tackle shortly. The other change was the shifting of Blumer from end on the second to full-back on the University eleven. There...
Apollonio was out for practice yesterday for the first time since the Bowdoin game, and ran through signals at fullback. Macdonald, who has been laid up with a lame thigh, was also in the signal practice...
...Haven, Conn., Oct. 11, 1907.--The football practice for the Yale squad today consisted of punting and running back kicks by the backs, a long signal drill and a 15-minute scrimmage between the university and scrub teams, which ended with the score...