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Word: drilled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...varsity went through its last heavy drill before Saturday's game with Columbia yesterday at Soldiers Field. Passing received the most emphasis in the drill, with both quarterbacks, Matt Botsford and John Simourian, doing most of the throwing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Passing Emphasized In Last Heavy Drill | 10/19/1956 | See Source »

...years a near-perfect negative impression of the figure they had enclosed. By a technique refined by Archaeologist Amedeo Maiuri. currently in charge of Pompeii excavations, the presence of the ash cavities is detected by cautiously tapping the ground with blunted pickaxes. When the excavators spot a hollow, they drill several holes through the stratum of ash, pour thinned plaster of Paris into the cavity. After allowing the plaster time to harden, workers can chip away the surrounding ash to uncover a cast of the eruption victim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Man of Pompeii | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

...squad is in good physical shape, and Getchell did not risk injuries in yesterday's light workout. The emphasis was on fundamentals, especially kicking and passing. The line started practice on a faltering note, but ended the drill with a little more confidence and much more accurate passing. The fullbacks were strong throughout the session, and the goalies also were sharp...

Author: By Jerome A. Chadwick, | Title: LINING THEM UP | 10/10/1956 | See Source »

Varsity football center Marv Lebowitz, who received a head injury in last Saturday's game against Tufts, was back in uniform yesterday and worked out during the full Crimson drill. In the team's regular Monday afternoon practice session, the varsity scrimmaged the freshman squad...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lebowitz O.K. | 10/9/1956 | See Source »

...Devaney shouts. A moment later Kowalczyk is out in the flat, trying to keep an eye on a man gone deep, trying to guard against a hooking end and also defend his overloaded zone. (Fifty yards away, guards and tackles are running through a rugged blocking drill. A pair of blockers smash at one defensive lineman. "Growl at 'em," Duffy cries to Sophomore Tackle Fran O'Brien. Fran growls, is hit by surprise from the side. "What happened?" he grunts, peering up at Duffy from under the pile. Duffy roars with delight. "If they pull that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Driving Man | 10/8/1956 | See Source »

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