Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...work yesterday Coach Campbell and his assistants continued to drill their material in the fundamentals which have been in order since the first workout. Coaching in starting, changing, and falling on the ball for the linesmen and the same for the backs with the addition of punting and drop-kicking work will continue several days longer. Afterwards more advanced work will start...
...times: sprinters, 2.45; hurdlers, 2.30; quarter-milers, 2.40; half-milers, 2.50; milers, 3.00; shot-putters, pole-vaulters, high-jumpers, broad-jumpers, discus and javelin throwers, 3.00; hammer-throwers, 3.30. The distance runners are to practice with the cross-country squad. The track work this fall will consist chiefly of drill in fundamentals. There will be little actual competition, and most of the time will be spent in improving the form of the runners and field event...
...more men reported for 1925 football practice yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field, bringing the total number of candidates to 126. Coach Campbell divided his squad into four groups backs, quarterbacks, ends and linesmen. The Freshmen players then went through the usual rudimentary drill of tossing medicine balls, starting and falling on the ball. The ends were coached especially in picking up the ball...
Coach Campbell supervised the other backfield men. He repeated yesterday's punting practice and later sent a few players to join the quarterbacks in trying drop-kicks. W. B. Snow '18, the regular coach of the linesmen, gave his squad a stiff drill in the "duck waddle" and charging. V. F. Likins '18, a member of the University squad in 1916 and 1917, coached the ends yesterday. He will assist Coach Campbell during the next two weeks...
...cross-country candidates at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Locker Building. The work for the coming season will be outlined in detail at this time. If weather conditions are favorable, the regular track squad will practice for about a month, emphasis being placed on the drill in fundamentals and on the preparation for the discus and javelin throwing events which have been added to the Intercollegiate program. Mr. J. Mikkola, one of the coaches of the Finish Olympic team in 1920, will instruct the men in the new events...