Word: secret
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...secret practice for the University football squad continued yesterday afternoon. After the preliminary session which consisted of defensive work against the second team, the first team lined up against the Freshman eleven for a 25-minute scrimmage. The latter was given the ball on the University team's 25-yard line. When the University team had rushed the ball down to the 1-yard line and were about to score, the whole Freshman squad was put in against it, and the ball was lost on downs. The backs and ends played good games, but the line was poor...
...practice of the University football squad yesterday afternoon consisted of an hour's secret signal practice and a 20-minute scrimmage between the substitutes and the second eleven. The work of the University team will probably be secret during the rest of the week, with occasional open scrimmages. There were a few new formations tried out, and E. Graves, former captain and tackle at West Point, was on hand to coach the guards and tackles. Graves arrived yesterday and will remain for some time...
...Secret practice was held by the University football squad yesterday for nearly an hour in preparation for the Annapolis game tomorrow. There was no scrimmage, but only light work. The backfield candidates were first taken out onto the Freshman gridiron and given practice in catching punts with the sun in their eyes and against a clear sky. Coach Daly instructed the backs in heeling fair catches facing the sun and with the opposing team running down on them. The results were very satisfactory. Burr got off some long spirals of fifty yards and more...
...Stadium the practice was entirely secret, the greater part of the time being spent in signal drill. Several new formations that have not as yet been tried in any game called forth special atention from Coaches Haughton, Daly and Campbell, and worked well with no opposition. Cutler drove the team well and met with a good response from the players...
...practice yesterday was entirely secret and consisted of thorough preliminary work and a 15-minute scrimmage with the second team, in which the University team scored once, and the second twice. The University team was in poor form, and was held for downs by the second team on the 3-yard line. The first team's score was made by Fish, who fell on the ball behind the line after Withington had blocked a kick. The second team made its touchdown by straight playing from the 35-yard line on Cate's forward pass to Rogers and a tackle play...