Word: resting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...practice the second team also had a short period of signal work. Parker and Starr tried goal kicking for some time, for, although there were no posts, it was possible to get the right elevation and direction by kicking the ball into the net. Burr was given a rest on account of a slight cold. Hall, Kennard, and Newhall tried a number of drop kicks...
...secret football practice yesterday afternoon was again very light, there being no scrimmage. The entire University squad was out, with the exception of Kersburg, who was given a day's rest on account of a cold. In the preliminary work Coach Reid and Burr punted to the backs for about 15 minutes in order to give them confidence while playing in the backfield, and practice in blocking off tacklers. All the ends ran down the field in turn under the punts. The catching was very satisfactory and much improvement was shown in the interference given the runner. Parker and Wendell...
...opponents. Captain Foster ran through signals for a few minutes and was then replaced by Gilder. The first squad was given considerable practice in starting. Miller dislocated his shoulder in the same manner is in the West Point game--an injury which will prevent his playing again for the rest of the season...
...short secret practice this afternoon and the Yale football team scored two touchdowns in a scrimmage with the second team. The team work was much improved, although the forward pass was usually unsuccessful. Roome was in the game, but Hockenburger and Alcott were given a rest. The line-up follows: l.e., Forbez; l.t., Paige; l.g., Brides; c., Holloway; r.g., Erwin; r.t., Biglow; r.e., Torrey; q.b., Jones; l.h., Roome; r.n., Linn; f.b., Werneken...
...very beginning of the game, having won a free kick from a touchback and regained the ball on a fumble at the middle of the field. Gilbert carried the ball over after a run to the 10-yard line and two rushes. Brown kicked the goal. During the rest of the half an open game was played, and the ball remained chiefly in Cushing's territory...