Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard game was lacking, while the line charged unevenly and the aerial attack was erratic there was only dummy scrimmage with no opposition from the scrubs who were dismissed finally with a word of thanks from Coach Roper. The punters and drop-kickers were put through an effective drill and the whole squad wound up the day with a session of tackling the dummy. The probable lineup against. Yale will be McMillan center: Hills and Howard, guards, Beattle and Gates, tackles; Stout and Gates, tackles Stone and Drews, ends. Dinsmore, Quarterback Slagle, Dignan and Caldwell, backs...
...effort to stop the Tigers' rush toward the Big Three Championship. A long scrimmage, with the scrubs using Princeton plays, was held today and similar work-outs will take place tomorrow and Wednesday. On Thursday the University Friday the squad will journey to Trenon will run through a signal drill and ton where quarters have been engaged at the Stacy Trent Hotel...
Today's practice was dummy scrimmage. Coaches Lourie, Wittmer, and Van Gerbig entered the scrub line-up to give the regular eleven defensive drill...
Perfect weather conditions permitted a crowd of 77,000 to enjoy the fray to the utmost. Every seat in the Bowl was occupied when the game got under way. The Cadets, 1200 in number, gave their customary drill exhibition on the field shortly before the contest began. During the intermission between the halves an Army bugler sounded "taps" in memory of Percy Haughton while three Yale cheer leaders and three West Pointers stood at attention with flags lowered and the spectators looked on with heads bared...
...Preparations for the Harvard gridiron contest are coming to a head on the campus here, accompanied by a feeling that we have at least a toss-up chance to win Saturday. Practice lasted one hour and a half this afternoon, and consisted mostly of a fast signal drill for both the first and second elevens...