Word: balle
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fall work of the class football teams began Monday afternoon, when seventeen candidates for the 1901 eleven had light preliminary practice on Soldiers Field. The men were coached in falling on the ball, in tackling, and in breaking through. Eleven of the candidates had experience on their class squad last year, so that the practice was of fairly good order...
...over, the kicking was decidedly mediocre. Sawin and Hallowell have good form, but their punts lack distance. R. Lawrence, half-back on last year's Freshman team, was out yesterday for the first time this season. His kicking is not particularly good, but he runs well with the ball...
...coaches had detected in Saturday's game. After the usual drill at sliding and tackling the dummy, the line-men were coached in breaking through, and the backs in punting. B. G. Waters '94, worked with the line-men, and made everyone charge his opponent and start with the ball. A long time was spent over this work, and considerable improvement was made...
...first practice of the candidates for the Freshman football team was held yesterday afternoon, when one hundred and forty-five men came out to try for team places. These were first instructed in tackling the dummy and in falling on the ball. Then under the direction of J. E. N. Shaw, 2L, and J. L. Knox, 3L, the linesmen were drilled in breaking through, and the backs in punting...
...yard line. Two minutes later he ran to the five yard line and aided by the strong interference of Fincke and Sawin went through the line for the fourth touchdown. In the last two minutes, Gierasch scored again from the thirty-five yard line. Time was called with the ball in Williams's possession...