Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There will be a gun drill on the field tomorrow morning and consequently the team will have early practice. The Annapolis baseball team will play Lafayette tomorrow afternoon, and the men will watch the game, after which they will get in another hour's practice...
...practice of the University basketball squad last night a long drill in basket shooting and passing was held after which the first and second teams lined up for a short game. The first team won by a score of 25 to 7. Slight improvement was shown by the forwards, although their playing was still far from satisfactory. Captain Burnham and Brooks played a fast game on the offense...
Since the game with Tufts on Wednesday special attention has been paid to developing the offense of the University team. In the practice last night a long drill was held in signal plays from the toss-up and in passing. The forwards showed some improvement in basket shooting, but were still far from accurate. In defensive work the guards have been consistently strong, but their passing is by no means satisfactory. As a whole the team has shown an inability to play at its best until late in the game...
...practice of the University basketball squad Saturday afternoon consisted of preliminary drill in basket shooting and signal plays and a line-up between the first and second teams, in which the first team won by a score of 33 to 20. In the first half the first team played raggedly and seemed bewildered by the fast work of the second team, for the score at the end of the period was 14 to 9 in favor of the second. In the second half, however, all the members of the first team played well, covering their positions thoroughly and responding...
...kicks. For about 15 minutes the backs and ends had punting practice--Foster, Newhall, Burr, and Lincoln dong the kicking. Burr's punts were excellent and should be of great service to the team on Saturday. In order to make the men start together there was a long signal drill by the first two elevens. Later the University team lined up against the second team for defensive work on kicks and forward passes, but there was no scrimmage. In the signal practice the plays were run off smoothly and the work was snappy. In the defensive work the men showed...