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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...preliminary practice of the Freshman football squad yesterday consisted of kicking and catching punts for the backs, and breaking through for the line-men. Some of the men were instructed by Coach MacCarthy in falling on the ball. Signal practice for the first two teams lasted about half an hour. In the 20-minute line-up which followed, the first team scored three times. The first team kicked off, the ball going behind the goal-line. The second kicked out to the middle of the field, and from that point the first scored in three rushes, Pope making the touchdown...
There was no scrimmage for the University football squad yesterday, only a light practice being held. Coach Cutts had a squad of line-men, composed of Grant, Nourse, Peirce, Brock, Burr, Fish, and Robinson at work tackling the dummy. The ends were given considerable practice in running down under punts and tackling the runner...
...changes in position were made in the line-up in the signal practice to try out the men in other positions. Kennard was transferred from end to tackle and was given much attention by Coach Cutts. The cause of the change was the need of more tackles and Kennard was selected as a promising man to develop on account of his weight and his hard fighting qualities. Coach Cutts intends to give Nourse a try-out at tackle shortly. The other change was the shifting of Blumer from end on the second to full-back on the University eleven. There...
...first half, with a substitute backfield, Exeter would have scored except for a fumble on the second team's 1-yard line. At the end of the half the ball was in Exeter's possession on the 10-yard line. The second half was even more in Exeter's favor, for, with its regular backfield, it ripped up the second team's line, scored two touchdowns and a goal, and was on the way to another touchdown when time was called...
...line-up of the Yale team was as follows: l.e., H. Jones; l.t., Paige; l.g., Brides; c., Cooney; r.g., Goebel; r.t., Biglow; r.e., Burch; q.b., T. Jones; l.h.b., Wylie; r.h.b., Bomar...