Word: blackboard
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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With more favorable weather conditions 20 more candidates turned out yesterday for spring football practice, increasing the total to 45. Coach L. H. Leary '05 gave the squad a short blackboard talk before taking them to the field. Captain H. H. Dadmun '17 had charge of the linemen and gave them easy practice in starting. He was assisted by D. J. Wallace '16 and J. K. Selden '16. The ends were instructed in catching forward passes by C. A. Coolidge '17. Several groups of backs were made up and put through rudimentary work. Temporary teams A and B were then...
...Locker Building yesterday afternoon, including 18 Freshmen, 22 Sophomores, 8 Juniors, and 6 Seniors. More men are urged to report from all four classes, but particularly for the 1916 and 1917 teams, in order to insure the success of the series. The candidates yesterday afternoon were given blackboard talks and signal drills, and the same program will be followed today. The two preliminary games, Seniors and Freshmen and Juniors and Sophomores, will be played tomorrow afternoon...
Yesterday morning's rain had so slowed up the Stadium Field that the University eleven's practice was confined solely to a simple signal drill. A long blackboard talk on the Brown and Yale-Princeton games was the chief feature of the day's work...
...Haven, Conn., Nov. 15.--The Yale team came through the Princeton game in good shape, with the exception of Wiedemann, who has a wrenched knee. An hour's secret practice, consisting of a blackboard talk and signal drill was Yale's only workout today, under Coach Shevlin and the other coaches. Secret practice will continue tomorrow. The team lined up today in the same order as on Saturday against Princeton, except that Allen took the place of Wiedemann...
Yesterday was a day of rest from scrimmage for the Freshman eleven. Coach Saltonstall gave the team a blackboard talk, and a long signal drill. The team also worked on Yale plays. There will be a scrimmage this afternoon. With the exception of one or two who are a trifle overtrained the team is in good condition...