Word: linemen
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...preliminary practice yesterday was longer than usual. Lewis and, Waters coached and W. A. M. Burden '00 was also out and coached the linemen. Ristine and Kernan came out for the first time, but the latter did not play Both Riggs and Hovey, who did not play on Thursday, were out yesterday, but did only light work. The playing was hard but careless, and there was much fumbling. The linemen wasted a great deal of energy in interfering and playing before the ball was passed. The men had a tendency to tackle high, and in this way lost much ground...
...preliminary work lasted about forty-five minutes. Lewis was not out, and Waters coached the linemen in blocking and breaking through. The two elevens were then formed and put through short signal practice, after which they were lined up on the university field...
...practice in the afternoon was heavier. The linemen were coached by Lewis and Waters for a short time while the other candidates went through the usual practice. The two teams formed in the morning then went on the University field, where they lined up for about fifteen minutes of actual play. After considerable fumbling team B got the ball, and Devens tried a kick, but the pass was poor, and he missed. The next kick was blocked, but the following attempt was successful. Team A then advanced the ball for some distance through Eaton, who did not play strongly. Team...
...afternoon work was the heaviest so far. After some fifteen minutes preliminary work in falling on the ball, the men were divided into squads of ends, backs and linemen. The backs and ends were sent to the dummy in squads, where they were coached by Captain Campbell. Special attention will be given this year to developing hard and sure tackling, and poor tacklers will be dropped early. While not at the dummy the backs and ends were practicing kicking and running back punts, and getting down under kicks. Bowditch had charge of the ends in this work, and Coach Reid...
...Lewis L. S. '95 was out in football clothes, and had charge of the linemen. He was assisted in coaching by B. G. Waters '94. The men were divided into two sides and lined up against each other and given hard practice in blocking and breaking through...