Word: lighted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fall work of the class football teams began Monday afternoon, when seventeen candidates for the 1901 eleven had light preliminary practice on Soldiers Field. The men were coached in falling on the ball, in tackling, and in breaking through. Eleven of the candidates had experience on their class squad last year, so that the practice was of fairly good order...
...practice will be held at four o'clock every day except Saturday. A five o'clock class for lighter developing exercises will also meet daily except Saturdays. On Tuesday and Friday evenings a supplementary class in general gymnastics will be held. Any men who wish individual instruction in either light or heavy gymnastics should apply to the instructor, Mr. Francis Dohs...
...Preliminary work was light at first but was quickly increased as the week advanced. Morning work consisted of practicing starts, dumb-bell drills, mile runs, and on Thursday tackling the dummy. In the afternoon practice running was omitted, but on Thursday there was the first line-up for breaking through. On Friday two elevens were lined up against each other to break through on kicks. Sawin, Daly and Hallowell kicked. There was no practice on Saturday afternoon, but the squad was divided into four elevens, which ran through six single plays. The training table begins on Thursday...
Yesterday morning's practice was light, in anticipation of a line-up in the afternoon. After a little practice in starts and in dropping on the ball, the line men tackled the dummy while the backs punted. Then the four elevens ran through signals for about fifteen minutes...
...Harvard, Yale and Cornell which was to have taken place this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock has been postponed until 12.30 tomorrow on account of unfavorable conditions. At two o'clock this afternoon it looked as if the race would certainly be rowed. There was a clear sky and light wind from the west. The observation train and big steamboats, crowded with spectators, moved up to the start. At the same time the Cornell crew put out from their quarters in the launch, and with the shell in tow started for Red Top, the quarters of the Harvard crew. From...