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...highly successful passing drill in dummy scrimmage against a Jayvee team, the A eleven once again displayed the pep and drive that was familiar in pre-Army days. Both players and coaches feel that the team gained valuable seasoning experience in the unfortunate West Point incident, and are entertaining hopes bordering upon convictions that the visitors from Hanover will receive a much warmer reception on Saturday than a 32-0 drubbing on the previous game day would seem to indicate...
Although there was no contact work, a program consisting of intensive work on the tackling dummies, defensive drill against Army plays, and offensive dummy scrimmage gave proof that there was no letting up behind the Varsity practice fence. Throughout the defensive drill, the coaches emphasized the superior effectiveness of brain over brawn stopping a tricky attack...
Offensive work was not neglected, however. Following the defensive scrimmage, the A team opposed the Jayvee eleven, and Roberts, Ford, and Struck broke away for substantial gains, aided by improved blocking. A 30-minute signal drill closed the day's session...
Yesterday the C team was given the ball and ran Army plays and principally West Point pass plays against the A squad for the better part of half an hour following the tackling drill. Principally a stationary scrimmage, the drill brought out the fact that the secondary is diagnosing the passes before they develop much better than they have in the two games played thus...
...similar drill on defensive fundamentals is scheduled for today, but of considerably less intensity. Tomorrow the second open practice will be held in the Stadium immediately following the practice of the Cadets. The Army squall arrives tonight and will go immediately to the Helment Country Club. While the Cadel corpe will not arrive until Saturday morning. They will march to the Studium from 1.15 to 1.35 o'clock preceeding the game...