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...brisk practice session marked one more day off the football calendar yesterday at Soldiers Field as Casey kept his men on the march. Fundamentals took up part of the afternoon's drill, the squads being put through a snappy brushing up on all the elementals, the aim being to keep the Harvard cogs clicking in the same way that they have been in the past three games...
Following the fundamentals drill Teams A and B ran through an hour's dummy scrimmage, after which the first string team went through a signal drill, while the Team B group took on the 1935 eleven in further scrimmaging. No scores were kept, emphasis being placed on assignment work and speed in getting the plays under...
Harvard's squad at practice yesterday found a complete roster on hand for the drill, with the exception of Esterly, loss of whom to Harvard football for the remainder of the season was announced yesterday. Hallowell, center, was on the field in uniform, and it seems likely that he will play on Saturday. Myerson, in street clothes, watched the others work, and chances for him to play Saturday are considered fifty-fifty...
...session opened with the usual drill on fundamentals, and wound up with a 40-minute signal drill, punctuated by the coach's gun. The list of guards available for Saturday's tussle will not include Healey and Rogers, who are out with slight injuries...
After the usual blocking and tackling drills the new plays were outlined by the coaches as the entire squad looked on. Devens and Trafford, in ineligible jerseys, were to be seen among the seconds. The dummy scrimmage consisted in plays all run from the 30-yard line, the session being without any highlights, but serving rather as a comprehensive drill on assignments...