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Yesterday's session consisted of a long, light drill against Penn running plays, in addition to kicking under pressure. Don Richards, Wally Flynn and Jack Come-ford looked potent in the latter department
After the calisthenics, linemen, ends, and backfield men will report to coaches selected, according to their experience, to drill the players for more specific positions. In this "departmental work" the linemen will practice on blocking and tackling, the backfield men on passing, running, and kicking, and the ends on going down the field after punts and catching passes...
Yesterday's practice was highlighted by passing drill and a light scrimmage. Jack Comeford, a September Freshman who has yet to attend a class at Harvard, looked good, particularly in his role as pass defender. Jack is the lad who throw the only successful pass for the Crimson in the last Saturday's North Carolina pre-Flight game for a gain of nine yards...
Beginning May 7, 1917 the units opened an intensive training period with eight hours of drill each day. It was this regiment which marched proudly in review before its distinguished guest Marshal Joffre, who said to its commanding officer, "you are to be congratulated upon being identified with such a magnificent corps of future officers of the American army as I saw at Harvard this afternoon.... the ... appearance was superb, and I admired their discipline and military carriage...
...undergraduates training for Ensigns' examinations, and the University Naval Radio School. Adding to the Navy men the 1,150 men training in the ROTC, a total of 3,650 men were at Harvard working for their commissions. Throughout the early part of 1918 and the summer. Undergraduates continued to drill in the ROTC, at the flying ranges in Wakefield, and the manoeuvers grounds at Fresh Pond...