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...secret practice yesterday afternoon there was no attempt at a scrimmage, but the University football squad was given a stiff preliminary drill followed by a 35-minute period of hard signal practice. The work was very fast and full of snap. Coaches Campbell and Graves gave the linemen a long drill in defensive work, and the ends had special work in boxing tackles on the offence. Coach Daly was in charge of the backs, and Cutler, Gray, Kennard and Sprague were drilled in punting...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FAST SECRET PRACTICE HELD | 11/4/1908 | See Source »

...given the ball on the 30-yard line, and again twice on the 5-yard line, and succeeded in breaking through the first team's line each time for touchdowns. Great improvement was shown, however, on the offensive, the University team scoring twice. The playing was full of snap, partly due to the cold weather, and the plays went off quickly. To practice tis afternoon will be entirely secret...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEFENSE WEAK IN SCRIMMAGE | 10/21/1908 | See Source »

...punted out to the second team on the 25-yard line. In the playing which followed, Leslie on the first team put up a brilliant game and made forty-five yards in three line plunges at the end of the scrimmage. Cate at quarterback put a good deal of snap into the work of the second team, and Minot's playing was excellent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SCRIMMAGE LASTED AN HOUR | 10/14/1908 | See Source »

...forward passes were blocked time after time. Fish was back in the line, and Withington took McKay's place at left tackle. Corbett made good gains and did some clever running; and Smith played a fairly consistent game. The whole team displayed more team play and got more snap into the work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIRST ELEVEN SCORED ONCE | 10/6/1908 | See Source »

...more than a week at a time. The frequent changes have severely handicapped the crew, and their time is none to good. Individually, the men are smooth oarsmen, but they do not work together as they might. Their slide work is fair, and the boat has plenty of snap and drive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROGRESS OF CLASS ROWING | 5/13/1908 | See Source »

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