Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this royalty is turned over to the Doheny and Sinclair companies for other services which they render. Thus of about 26,000,000 barrels of oil now estimated to be in Reserve No. 3 (Teapot Dome), the Government will receive about 1,666,666 barrels. The oil companies drill the wells, refine the oil, transport it (in the case of Sinclair and Teapot Dome, to the Coast; in the case of Doheny and Reserve No. 1, to Hawaii) and build oil storage tanks which are the property of the Government. It is a question of business whether the oil companies...
...engagement of these two men, following close upon the announcement that Fred F. Mitchell, ex-manager of the Boston Braves, will drill the battery candidates, seems to indicate that a determined effort is being made to strengthen the baseball coaching department. The University, Second, and Freshman teams will all have directors of proven ability and wide experience both as players and coaches. The waning baseball prestige of the University should thus be in a large measure revived
...development of the team has been considerably retarded by the loss of several players on account of studies. Coach Chase must develop new men to make up these losses and must begin anew his drill on teamwork...
...Scrimmage yesterday was brief, and came as the conclusion of a long drill on offensive formations. Team A consisted provisionally of Phelps and Leekly, forwards; Malick and Light-bourn, guards; and Vogel, center. Men likely to replace these men at any time are Eby and Eaton, forwards; Hesse and Coombs, guards; and De Ravign, center. The squad, cut yesterday for the last time, is now composed...
...drill on fundamentals has been long and rigorous. Throughout the first three weeks of practice scrimmaging was taboo, and not until recently was defensive and offensive drill begun. Adeptness at handling the ball has been emphasized above all else. Coach Wachter of the University team has assisted Coach Chase in demonstrating the principles of passing, dribbling, and shooting...