Word: signaled
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Yesterday's football practice for the University squad was, like Monday's entirely secret. There was no scrimmage but the men were given a long, hard preliminary drill, consisting of the usual breaking through, punting, catching punts and tackling. In the signal practice, the new plays were run through and much attention was given to the signals themselves...
...customary for Monday's practice, the University team was given light work yesterday and no scrimmage was held for the regular men. The linemen were given quick-starting practice and the ends ran down under Coach Leary's punts. In the signal practice, the entire time was given over to work on the forward pass with either Newhall or Wendell throwing the ball. Some excellent passes were made over the second team's line, against which the first was opposed for a part of the practice...
...Copley Square Hotel. The morning was spent in visiting various points of interest in the city. In the afternoon at the Huntington street oval the squad, consisting of 22 players, was dividend into two teams, and, without donning their football clothes, the men were given a short signal practice. No hard, work of any kind was attempted...
...University football practice yesterday consisted of a 40-minute scrimmage between the University and second teams, before which there was a few minutes of preliminary work consisting mostly of signal practice. In the scrimmage, the University team scored two touchdowns, and the second one. The practice was characterized by the inability of either team to gain consistently, and by the consequent exchanges of punts which took place throughout the period. Though many forward passes and onside kicks were attempted by both teams, very few of them resulted in gains, while a number of penalties for uncompleted passes were inflicted. However...
...Haven, Conn., Nov. 1, 1907.--The university team held a long signal practice today in preparation for tomorrow's game with Washington and Jefferson. Following this there was a spirited fifteen minute scrimmage with the college eleven, in which, the university team scored twice. The first touchdown was made after three minutes of play. Toward the close of the scrimmage, Foster received the ball on an onside kick, on the 40-yard line, and carried it over for the second score...