Word: attacks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...former was largely a drill of defensive work against the aerial attack which was the chief factor in the Saturday defeat, while the latter workout was of an informal nature, off tackle plays and end sweeps being stressed for the most part. In the scrimmage against the second team mentors, the University team was five times given the ball on its own 40-yard line, and five times succeeded in carrying the ball over the line, not once losing the ball on downs...
...policy of British Liberalism, and also re-endorsed the program of agrarian reform which Mr. Lloyd George has been developing for several years past, to catch the farmer vote. Further elaboration of the party platform proceeded monotonously and then David Lloyd George jumped up to make his promised keynote attack on Tory foreign policy. His point of savage attack was, of course, the secret Anglo-French naval agreement concluded by Sir Austen Chamberlain just before his nervous breakdown (TIME...
With the much-heralded Army invasion only two days off, Coach Horween yesterday afternoon sent his gridiron forces through an intensive drill. No actual scrimmaging was undertaken, nor will there be any this week, Test any important cogs in the Crimson attack be unexpectedly put out of commission before Saturday's clash. Judging from the business-like atmosphere around the Locker Building at Soldiers Field, every effort is being made to maintain Harvard's record of 13 victories in as many contests with the West Point cadets...
...portion of yesterday's work-out was devoted to a demonstration of the plays which the invaders have employed so far this season. J. L. Knox '98, coach of the Second University team, has been scouting the Army squad and instructing the Ineligibles, who illustrated the cadet line of attack. The University team opposed them in a defensive dummy scrimmage. At first the plays worked with surprising effectiveness, but after the coaching staff had thoroughly explained the formations and offensive moves, the Crimson players stopped the "Army" attack with no trouble...
...skeleton drill on offensive plays was next in order. Particular emphasis was layed on long forward passes, according to the official announcement. Complete secrecy was maintained concerning the backs who were concentrating on the aerial attack...