Word: long
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...prescribed course in gymnastics for freshmen at Yale will begin on Wednesday. The work will consist of class drills on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2 to 2.45. An option is offered of attendance four times per week, during the day, each period to be thirty minutes long. Members of the class who are in training for any team or crew will be excused from attendance upon presentation of a written statement from the captain of the team for which the training is done. This exemption applies only during the period of actual training...
...grasped the finer points of football and are particularly strong. No defense, however, that they can employ should prevent Harvard from scoring, for reliance can be placed not only upon the end interference, but also upon the plays through the line, especially with Kendall and Ellis playing. With his long punts, Hallowell should equal Hudson in kicking. Skilful as the latter is in kicking goals from the field, his eleven must first rush the ball at least to Harvard's 30-yard line before he can have the opportunity. Harvard can prevent this by means of the recently developed defense...
...Freshman eleven is rather backward for this time of the year. This is partially explained by the unusually long season, the last game coming on November 25, so that the men are still at work on elementary football. They have some very good material, however, and a good chance of developing a fast eleven, although heavy men are lacking...
Both crews went out for long practice rows, and were coached by Glendon, principally on getting together, as yesterday was the first time the men have rowed as a crew...
...line-up against the second, there was constant kicking, in which Reid's long spiral punts were of especial value. To give the ends practice in playing under the punts, Dibblee caught and rushed the punts back himself. Two short halves were played of twelve and eight minutes respectively, one touchdown being scored by the first eleven in each half...