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Coach Hawley sent his men through a long session devoted only to signal drill and rehearsal of defense formations against Crimson plays. McDonough took over the signal calling for the first team once more, and marched his machine up and down the gridiron for over an hour, calling into use all the plays new and old, that the Indians have...
After five weeks of intensive gridiron drill, culminating in the engagement with the Cadet forces last Saturday, the Crimson first-string eleven was yesterday given its first respite from actual work, and witnessed their understudies, Team B, run through two sessions of scrimmaging, one with the Freshmen and one with the second team coaches...
...former was largely a drill of defensive work against the aerial attack which was the chief factor in the Saturday defeat, while the latter workout was of an informal nature, off tackle plays and end sweeps being stressed for the most part. In the scrimmage against the second team mentors, the University team was five times given the ball on its own 40-yard line, and five times succeeded in carrying the ball over the line, not once losing the ball on downs...
...barracks. Reveille at 6 o'clock; march to breakfast at Mess Hall at 6.30 o'clock, and then march back; first class at 8 o'clock; two classes in the morning, one in the afternoon; intramural athletics for every man, everyday, in the middle of the afternoon; then drill and parade, outdoors when the weather is not too severe; supper at 6.30 o'clock; study from 7.15 until 10 o'clock, when taps sounds and lights...
Line Coach Dunne sent his forwards through a stiff blocking and interfering drill, the A and B lines opposing each other. The Crimson forward wall, aver- aging over 190 pounds from tackle to tackle, has not received a severe test so far this season and its showing Saturday will be important, not only as far as the result of the game with the West Pointers is concerned, but also as it may affect the outcome of the entire fall campaign...