Word: lightly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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SHOOTING TEAM.- Third trial shoot this afternoon at the grounds from 2.30 till 4 o'clock. Men must come early in order to have good light. New men are urged...
...candidates for the eleven. An initial 'Varsity was picked at once from those men whose experience and qualifications of last year formed a basis for the choice. Substitutes were also chosen and a second eleven formed which had different signals from the 'Varsity and was independent of it. Light practice was early instituted for the purpose of diminishing the liability to injury, with the result that much time was spent in running through signals...
...work of the eleven since the Chicago game has been very light, but the improvement has been steadily advancing and the team work is now satisfactory to the most pessimistic of Yale's supporters. Today Yale is supposed to have a stronger set of backs and Harvard to have a slight advantage in the experience of its line...
...Varsity practice yesterday was light and consisted entirely in strengthening the component parts of team play and in running through different lines of work, such as punting, goal-kicking, etc. As a whole the men were not up to their form of the previous day. They lacked the spirit of that practice and did not handle themselves as creditably as they ought to at this stage in their development...
...ends have covered their positions in excellent form throughout the season. Their fault is that they do not help the runners enough on the offensive. For substitute end, Richardson has been doing good work. In spite of his light weight he seems to break up or sift through interference and is always at the right spot. Bull has been showing up well as an end, tackling fiercely and running hard and well, though showing greenness and tackling too high. Graydon tackles well but is nursing an injury, and Lewis, though first-rate on following the ball, often overruns...