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Since 1920 the Department of the Interior has been freely passing out neat permits, at the rate of about 6,000 per year, which set inquisitive oil drills a-rattling on the public domain. Above most of these drills were "wildcatters," adventurous independent prospectors, sending their small assets down the drill holes on the chance of striking a gusher...
...workout yesterday was confined again to limbering up exercises and practice in the fundamentals. Coach Horween took charge of the experienced backs, running them through a long lateral passing drill. Ex-Captain A. E. French '29 and David Guarnaccia '29, last season's lateral passing combination, were on hand to demonstrate the pass to the newcomers...
Yesterday the Harvard players went through their first blackboard drill, practicing running plays, in which two or three men were on base, as well as various tight situations which arise in a game...
...avenge their unexpected defeat last Saturday at the hands of the Yale swordsmen. The University team has been mediocre at best this year, having lost four meets and won only two, but after the experience given by their encounter with the championship Eli team and the intensive drill, under the direction of Coach J. L. Danguy, during the last few days, they should have more than an even chance to defeat the sailors...
...guards; B. H. Ticknor '31, center; E. T. Putnam '30, quarterback; A. E. French '29 and David Guarnaecia '29, halfbacks; and W. R. Harper '30, fullback was the eleven which ran through a light workout, kicking off and using some of its simpler plays and forward passes in signal drill. After ten minutes of this sort of exercise while the Crimson supporters cheered them on, the players trotted off the field leaving teams B and C and the seconds to hold the spotlight...