Word: signal
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...spring practice of the University football squad ended yesterday afternoon after three weeks of work. After a short signal practice two teams were picked, and a 15-minute scrimmage was held, in which Team A scored two touchdowns. Blodgett intercepted a forward pass and scored after an uninterrupted run of 20 yards. Ervin scored again for Team A on a forward pass from Gardner, received 5 yards from the goal-line...
...concert as a whole reflects earnestness and unanimity on the part of the orchestra to carry out to the limit of their ability both the intentions of the composers represented, and the in- terpretive demands of the conductor. Mr. Clifton, who has already given signal proofs of his ability as a conductor, cannot be too highly praised for his admirable work with the Pierian Sodality. His beat is clear and firm, his readings of the several works presented were scholarly, poetic, and forceful by turns. He inspires his men to be classic, romantic and ultra-modern as the occasion demands...
...first scrimmage in the spring football practice was held on the Freshman gridiron on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. Coach Haughton divided the squad into two teams and, after 20 minutes of signal drill, lined them against each other for 20 minutes of hard scrimmage. Straight football was employed most of the time. A few forward passes were tried but they were for the most part unsuccessful. The feature of the play was a 70-yard run by Graustein on an intercepted forward pass. The teams lined up as follows: TEAM A. TEAM B. Lingard, l.e. r.e., Bradley Starr...
...game means business; spe- cial instruction for the individual players in blocking, charging, tackling, punting, blackboard talks from the coaches in the afternoons and evenings; complicated signal practice for the team with offensive and defensive formations, all for an hour or more before the game itself is played...
Inasmuch as the dormitory scheme of the present Senior class, which resulted in bringing a large majority of the members into the Yard dormitories for their last year, has met with such signal success, not only as a means of uniting the class in a cleser community life, but also in making the last year the most enjoyable and democratic of the four, it seems highly desirable that 1912 should continue the policy. To that end a committee has been chosen to work out the details of the plan which will appear at a later date...