Word: secret
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Haven, Conn., November 1, 1909.--The Yale football team held its first secret practice of the year this afternoon. Except for the fact that a scrimmage was held against the second team, nothing was reported...
...secret practice for the University football squad yesterday afternoon was light, though the first team substitutes had a fifteen-minute scrimmage with the second team. As this was the final practice for the first team before the West Point game tomorrow, the first squad was kept on the field only a few minutes. There was a short signal drill, the men were given a little instruction in their individual faults, and, after running back a number of kick-offs, the first team was sent in. The first team line-up, the one which will probably start the game tomorrow...
...University football team was given a long scrimmage during the secret practice in the Stadium yesterday afternoon. The first team scored four touchdowns on the second and, in addition, O'Flaherty kicked a pretty field goal from a difficult angle on the 38-yard line. The work was fast and hard; at one time the second team was held for downs inside the first team's ten-yard line...
There was a long scrimmage in the secret practice held yesterday afternoon in the Stadium. The first team played for about twenty minutes against the second team, scoring five touchdowns; then two substitute teams played another half of the same length. The work of the University team was very good on the defence though they were a little slow on the offence. O'Flaherty was back at quarterback and played brilliantly, making a long run in the open field, drop-kicking three out of four goals from the 30 or 35-yard line, and showing a very considerable improvement...
...secret practice for the University football squad was short and very light yesterday afternoon. The players seemed in good condition after Saturday's game. Everyone, except O'Flaherty and McKay, who were given a lay-off, was on the field. Long and G. G. Browne who were injured in the Brown game are doing very well, and Browne is not as badly hurt as at first thought. Leslie, Dunlap, and Corbett were dressed but Corbett did not go into the line-up for signal work. J. Nourse '09 helped coach the centres during the practice...