Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Haven, Cona., Nov. 17, 1926 A long signal drill for the University and a scrimmage for the Junior team against the scrub team featured the practice of the Yale squad this afternoon...
...Conservative North and Progressive South there is something of the religious fervor of Cromwell's Ironsides, traces of the Liberty, Equality, Fraternity of the Jacobins, oven a hint of the class war of Marx and Lenin. Among the ranks of the Chinest revolutionaries are also certain men suggesting the drill commanders employed by our own patriots of '76, only instead of French and German military experts, the Southern Chinese have chosen instructors and advisers from Soviet Russia...
...case in 1923 and 1924 the Yale coaches sent the Varsity squad on to the gridiron this afternoon in a pouring rain, but danger of injuries was eliminated by omitting scrimmage. The men had a half hour's work in the pouring rain in a signal drill and then had work handing a wet ball. The Varsity line-up was Scott and Fishwick, ends; Richards and Benton, Tackies; Sturhahn and Webster, guards; Look, center: Bunnell quarterback; and Noble, Hoben and Kline backs...
Ryan took Benton's place at tackle later while Noble went in at left halfback. Failing at right halfback, and Cox of fullback. Wadsworth was also tried at fullback for a few minutes. Goodwine appeared in uniform bat took no part in the signal drill...
...scrimmaging is planned for the squad this week. The coaches will use the team in signal drill and in perfecting various plays. All of the men should be in good condition for the Harvard game except Caldwell...