Word: coached
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...consist of a six-mile race, in which college military teams of eight men or less will compete for a prize awarded by the A. A. U. The University will probably be represented in this, but so far only ten men have responded to the call for track candidates. Coach Donovan, however, has been giving them some stiff training in the past few days. Several of the men are experienced runners and a team is developing rapidly...
More candidates are needed, in view of the coming meet. Men desiring to come out for the team should report to Coach Donovan any afternoon at Soldiers Field...
...been reporting daily for practice, and every day three crews have been out on the Charles. Each man has been assigned hours for practice in order to give more individual attention to the candidates. Everybody who is interested and who can spare the time, is urged to report to Coach Haines in the afternoons at the Newell Boathouse...
...account of the irregularity of practice, the College eleven is only now stepping into its fast stride. Coach Donovan has been giving his players strenuous drilling, however, and expects the team to start off the season with a victory. The Tufts aggregation has been developing rapidly in the last few weeks and because of its wealth of veteran material, expects to carry the pigskin back to Medford...
Despite the handicaps which he had to overcome, the University coach has whipped his men into a formidable team. Players have been unable to practice regularly because of military and academic engagements. It was suggested that the players be allowed to practice football instead of attending one of the drill periods for the remaining few weeks of the football season, but the military officials would not allow it, although the naval leaders had no objection to the plan. For the sake of consistency neither unit gave the players time off and the members of the team had to practice...