Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...coached in getting away as soon as the ball was snapped. Then followed more limbering up work, which consisted of picking up the ball on the run, and passing. Four separate elevens were formed, as was done Wednesday, and these were given forty minutes' practice in signals and forward passes. The old tandem formation, used with such success in past years was also tried...
Before coming out on the field, the squad was given a twenty-minute talk by Head Coach Crane on the workings of several new plays. The work began with signal practice by the four teams into which the squad was divided. The regular forward passes and straight plays were tried; and the punting was done by Wendell, Graydon, Rand and Lockwood. The men were then lined up against one another and were given practice in breaking through the line on punts. They were told not to try to block the kicks, but merely to break through the line...
...made to afford commodious and well-lighted quarters for the two important departments of tailoring and men's furnishings, the latter including hats, shoes, and athletic goods. Access is now afforded to this second floor by the construction of a handsome interior staircase of hardwood leading from the forward part of the main floor. The old main entrance to the upper part of the building has been replaced by a large show window which affords the store some much-needed additional display space. It is expected that these two departments which in their former basement quarters were badly cramped...
...different model from any heretofore used by the University crews, was built by Sims, the noted English boat-builder, at Putney, England. Its dimensions are about 63 feet in length, beam, amidships, 23 1-4 inches, depth 9 1-2 inches, amidships, 6 1-2 inches forward and 5 1-2 inches aft. The main difference in the appearance of the English shell from those built in America is in the arrangement of the thwarts which are placed in two distinct alternating rows. The advantage claimed by this arrangement of the seats is that greater and longer inboard leverage...
...practice of the University football squad yesterday consisted of work on the forward, double and triple pass, in punts and in straight line plays. The squad was divided into two teams with substitutes, each team practicing separately and all men being given their turn in the line-up. Head Coach Crane tried several new plays and was assisted by Coaches Daly, Hall, Leary, and T. Graydon '03, who played fullback...