Word: light
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...from the stiff work of the past two days the University football team was given a very light practice yesterday afternoon. The preliminaries consisted of the usual talk in the Locker Building, a rather prolonged punting drill for the backs and ends, and some light charging practice for the lines-men. Captain Mahan did practically all the punting, Horween and Robinson being off the kickers' list with sprained ankles...
...practice game was played on Monday afternoon between the second Freshman eleven and the Noble and Greenough team, resulting in a victory for the Freshmen 13 to 2. The school team was light but speedy, and succeeded in making several forward passes...
...difficult to see why they scored not more than one touchdown. Until Taylor and Parson were sent in, centre and left tackle proved almost invariably to be open doors to a five or six-yard gain. Wiggin and R. C. Curtis fought hard, but they were too light for their jobs, as each was repeatedly rushed out of position by the Carlisle forwards. Caner's superior weight helped him considerably in his position, but inexperience was in itself a great handicap for him, for a chart of the game shows that his was by no means an invulnerable spot...
...Light Work-out Yesterday
...practice held yesterday afternoon was very light, both in preparation for today's game and as a let-up from the hard work of the two days previous. Captain Mahan, Honween, Robinson, and Rollins sent off some long punts in the preliminary work, while the rest of the squad warmed up passing the ball. A short and very light scrimmage with the second team was the only drill of a hard nature, and this was followed by a signal practice for Teams A, B, and C which completed the afternoon's session...