Word: drilled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Converted end John Fiorentino filled the center slot during the drill and the lanky former Boston College High center seemed to be regaining his form rapidly. Both Nick Rodis and Howle Foster played the dual positions of guard and tackle...
...Cubans talked even more frankly. Senator "Eddie" Chibás charged that President Grau San Martin and his Army chief had double-crossed the expeditionaries. Certainly Cuba's Government-and Venezuela's and Guatemala's-had originally backed the filibuster. Last summer the invaders learned military drill on Cuban Government school grounds at Holguín, in eastern Cuba. Down to last week, Grau's close friend, Education Minister José Aleman, had kept many of them on his departmental payroll. His department put up most of the $1,500,000 expedition costs...
...their last home practice yesterday afternoon, the Varsity avoided contact work and devoted the three-hour session to a passing drill with Jim Kenary doing most of the throwing and to covering under punts and kick-offs. They polished it off with a signal-drill under the lights...
Yesterday's workout was marked by contact work against Virginia defenses as well as offenses, a long passing drill, and a combined Varsity B and C team's spirited scrimmage against the first-string J.V. eleven...
Chip Gannon, still weak from the injury that sidelined him for a quarter jury that sidelined him for a quarter of last weekend's game, ran well in a signal drill but was excused before the end of the afternoon. Gibby Warren took over his wingback slot, with Herb O'Connell moving up to fill in for Warren in the B backfield combination...