Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Wednesday again saw team "A" go through a light signal drill, dummy scrimmage and punting practice. However, considering it unwise to try to give his men new plays at the last moment, Coach Fisher devoted his time exclusively to going over the old formations. But rumor has it that in the Princeton game last Saturday-something new and surprisingly effective in the way of blocking forward passes, something that Coach Fisher has reserved for the last two big games, will be used to stop the highly developed aerial game of the Tigers. After running through a dummy practice with team...
...last Saturday, reported that the state team, though scoring 28 points, was in a slump. Realizing that he will have to press his men in order to get them in condition to face Nebraska Saturday, Coach Bezdeck prescribed for them a day of tough scrimmage and a long signal drill yesterday. As a result of Saturday's game, only two men were seriously enough injured to be out of practice. Charlie Way, the plucky little halfback whom many consider a strong contender for the All-American team, and who, although injured in the first few minutes of play Saturday, stayed...
...University football team was given another day of comparative rest yesterday. After a short signal drill in the baseball cage, the squad went out behind the Stadium in spite of the drizzling rain and practiced kicking and receiving punts to become accustomed to a slippery ball...
...signal drill for Team "A" was followed by a short but lively scrimmage between team B and the second team, in which Coach Fisher's men worsted the black-jerseyed players by the score...
Deciding to take no chances on losing any more men on account of injuries, Head Coach Fisher yesterday again put team "A" through a light signal drill and kicking practice only. This exhibition was watched with special interest by C. E. Brickley '15, who recently arrived in Cambridge in order to help Coach Fisher develop his punters and drop-kickers, that the University may not be handicapped later on by the "51-yard" punts of Scheerer or the "unfalling toe" of Murphy...