Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Freshman football team was given elementary practice yesterday on account of the poor showing made in the game with Andover on Saturday. Practice began with instruction to the backs in catching punts. The ends were coached in running down under kicks. The line was then given a long drill both in offensive and defensive work...
Yesterday afternoon the University football squad was given a short, light practice, consisting of the usual signal drill and a 15-minute line-up. There was no scrimmage, however, Team A and Team B each having the ball for a short time in order to try out plays. Although both lines tried to break through, there was no tackling nor hard blocking of interference. Following this, Potter, who has returned to the squad after Wednesday's absence, did some punting with Tryon and Felton, while Lewis practiced drop-kicks from the 35-yard line...
After the elementary drill yesterday afternoon Team A and then Team B lined up against the second team in a secret scrimmage. Both teams scored once on the second, but Team B was much harder pushed than Team A and often had trouble in gaining its distance. Corbett scored the touchdown for Team A after a series of line plays which overpowered the second team. The other touchdown was made by Wendell, after Huntington had gained 60 yards after recovering one of Felton's kicks, T. Frothingham, Keays, Leslie, P. Smith, and Wigglesworth were not out as their injuries still...
...first and second Freshman football teams were given a hard 20-minute scrimmage yesterday afternoon, in which the fist team was defeated, 3 to 0. Before the scrimmage the squad was given a long blackboard talk, after which punting and signal drill special attention was paid to coaching the ends, L. D. Smith '12 aiding Coaches Dewey, Clifford and Ervin...
...practice for the University football squad yesterday afternoon consisted of the usual preliminary drill and a hard 30 minutes scrimmage with the second team. In this scrimmage the two divisions of the squad lined up against the second in succession. At the end of the first half, Team A was sent to the Locker Building and was replaced by Team B during the second half. The only score of the game was made for the University squad by Corbett during the first period, but toward the end of the scrimmage the second team came near scoring on Team...