Word: getting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Soldiers Field, thus winning the fall baseball championship. This was the second game of the final round of two out of three games. As not more than 60 men reported for fall practice, the series has been only fairly successful. However, the work has enabled the coaches to get a good idea of the playing...
...second team to Wendell, who ran back 10 yards to the 20-yard line. A run around right end added eight yards. On the next play the ball was carried outside on the 31-yard line. Brill punted to Gilder, who made a reckless hurdle, but failed to get through the line. The second gained its distance once, but was then held for downs on the 50-yard line. Foster punted to Gilder, who made a splendid catch. An exchange of kicks by Burr and Brill netted about 15 yards for the second eleven, but the first team immediately held...
...half, was fast and did some good work in breaking through and blocking plays. O'Brien played his usual steady game at end. Grant made one remarkably good tackle, but his work was not otherwise noticeable. Hall punted well but lost a chance for another touchdown by failing to get a ball, fumbled near Bowdoin's goal-line. Hanley, whose work so far had been unsatisfactory, braced up and played a hard game. The Bowdoin team were very light and the line was unable to hold. Their secondary defence was fair, but the punting, especially in the first half...
...practice yesterday afternoon. Four teams, A, B, C and D, were formed, and ran through light signal practice. Afterwards all the men were divided into squads and practiced tackling the dummy, passing, kicking and falling on the ball. This work will be continued for some time in order to get the men well grounded in the rudimentary points of the game. Tomorrow there will be a short line-up between the four teams in preparation for the game on Saturday...
...more interests a man has, the more satisfaction he gets out of life. A keen, active intellect is obviously the most desirable thing a man can get from his years at College...