Word: drilling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Artillery. Novelty of the show was an exhibition drill by six six-horse units of the Black Horse Battery from Fort Myer, Va. For seven minutes each night they cut intricate didoes, ended by tearing around the arena at a dead gallop in two sets of three. As they swerved sharply at the last possible moment, the heavy guns skidded into the end boards, and, to the delight of the gallery, sprayed the ermine wraps and starched shirts of the socialite boxholders with great gobs of dirt...
...preparation for the Yale game Saturday, the Yardling gridders last night held an extra session from 6:30 to 8 o'clock instead of the afternoon drill, due to the number of hour exams occurring this week...
...Vernon Struck. And when you get down to the C-team quartet, you find Chief Boston, George Roberts, Terbert Macdonald, and Mike Cohen. Vernon Struck is the most likely of the three, formerly on the A-team with Harding, to see action. He ran through the whole B-team drill in signals and dummy scrimmage...
...mixed B and C team scrimmaged for a short while against the Jayvees. The afternoon was topped off with signal drill...
...team, with the exception of Wilson and Macdonald, were excused from practice yesterday afternoon. Wilson reported to brush up on his guard assignments and Macdonald spent a large part of the practice in an intensive punting drill...