Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Providence, R. I., November 11, 1925--Coach Robinson gave the Brown eleven another light workout yesterday, in preparation for the Harvard game. One of the main features of the practice was a long forward passing drill. The Brown eleven is evidently expecting to use the aerial attack, which was so successful against Boston University last week, with even more effect against Harvard's admittedly weak forward pass defense...
...University band will form in front of Widener at 3 o'clock today, and will march through the Yard and the dormitory district on its way to the Stadium. While in the Stadium, the students will witness the final University signal drill...
Relay races between two divisions of the squad featured the drill. Roper stressed especially the importance of starting together and getting away as the ball is passed. McMillan, Baldwin, and Gates gained most ground in the race, accounting for the way in which the centers and guards have been covering punts during the last three games...
...inordinate zeal for pumping, three years later, sounded the death knell for the volunteer firemen. At one of the company's drills, either out of malice, or because the chief of the company was not entirely certain of his bearings, the room of the College Regent was chosen as the scene of the "fire". Not until this "fire" had been thoroughly extinguished by gallons of water directed through an open window did the furious pumpers desist, and only when the window was closed by the saturated occupant of the room, was the drill declared over...
...yesterday's offensive practice at the Stadium the most noticeable feature was the continued absence of Captain Cheek from much participation in the work. Cheek was on hand and spent some time catching punts and place-kicking, but he took no part in the signal drill or in the long defensive work against Dartmouth plays...