Word: secretly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Haven, Conn., November 18, 1907.--The university team was given no regular practice this afternoon, but took a long cross-country walk instead. The second and third teams had an hour's secret practice. This was followed by a 10-minute open scrimmage. Berger, playing on the second team, intercepted a forward pass, and ran the whole length of the field for a touchdown. For the third team, Gard made a drop kick from the 25-yard line. Throughout the scrimmage the second team was on the defensive...
...Haven, Conn., November 12.--The university team had a long secret practice today, after which they scored one touchdown in a ten-minute scrimmage against the freshmen. The university team then lined up against the scrubs and scored another touchdown. T. Jones and H. Jones were not in the scrimmage today, and Biglow played only a short time. The practice was the most interesting of the year, and the playing showed a great improvement. The second team put up a good defense and gained some ground against the first eleven. A great deal of kicking was done and practice...
There will be secret practice this afternoon from 3.30 to 4.15, after which time the Stadium will be open to the public as usual...
Practice for the University eleven was held in the baseball cage yesterday afternoon, owing to the rain, and advantage was taken of the seclusion which the cage afforded to work out some new formations in secret. The team ran through the plays slowly and without the opposition of the second team or of the substitutes. Several men were excused from practice again yesterday. Burr, Starr, and Forster, who have not reported since the Brown game, and Apollonio, Macdonald and Browne were absent...
...Haven, Conn., November 5, 1907. After an hour's secret practice, the university team lined up for a scrimmage with the second team, during which the first team scored two touchdowns and a goal from placement, and the second team scored once. The forward pass and onside kick were not tried, but the practice consisted mostly of straight Football, the men being drilled in bucking the line and plunging. The first team outplayed the second in general, although the second team braced at times and on one occasion held the University team for downs. Wheaton, who has been...