Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Dartmouth, N. H., November 13, 1911.-- A long talk by Coach Cavanaugh followed by light signal drill made up practice for the Dartmouth team this afternoon. Morey, who was slightly injured Saturday, was on the field in football clothes, although he did not take any active part in the work. As a whole the team seems to have come through the game with Princeton in first class condition...
...Haven, Conn., November 13, 1911.-- The Yale football squad held only a light secret practice on Yale Field this afternoon, consisting of a short signal drill for the whole squad, blocking for the linemen, and kicking drill for the punters. The coaches also gave the men a long talk before sending them on the field, in which they pointed out the faults of Saturday's game with Brown...
...University football team had its usual light Monday practice yesterday afternoon. There was a long blackboard talk followed by an hour of signal drill in which three teams took part. Then the men went through 20 minutes of light scrimmaging and finished off with some more signals...
...fact, Coach Haughton told the squad early in October that the substitute eleven would be played against Carlisle. The practice of the last week has, therefore, been devoted to finishing off the playing of the second string men. In yesterday's practice the time was spent in a signal drill to brush up the formations and plays. The line-up, though composed of substitutes, is far from weak, for the average weight of both line and backfield is fully up to that of the regular team. The only difference evident is that the line will be a little slower...
Yesterday's practice started with a long blackboard talk, after which the teams went out on the field for an hour and a half of light scrimmage. After the scrimmage a long signal drill was held in the shelter of the baseball cage. Willetts and Huntington were each tried out at fullback...