Word: secretly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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There was no scrimmage for the University football squad yesterday afternoon, but instead the first team had secret practice of over an hour's duration, in which a great deal of attention was given to open plays, such as the onside kick and the forward pass. Besides this a part of the time was devoted to practice of a few new plays for the West Point game next Saturday...
After the secret practice the first eleven lined up against a team of substitutes for further work on the forward pass and other open plays. In this work there was no attempt at a regular scrimmage. The team seems to have acquired a fair amount of confidence in the use of the open plays, and in consequence they work out to better advantage, as was seen in the Springfield game last Saturday. Toward the end of this work Coach Reid and Burr tried several goals from placement behind the line of scrimmage with rather poor success, the ball being blocked...
...Secret Practice Until 4.20 Today...
This afternoon the practice of the University football team will be secret until 4.20 o'clock...
...University baseball squad has made rapid progress in the indoor practice of the past week. The work has been more detailed than heretofore, the men receiving secret instruction in base running. At the bat the work has been only fairly satisfactory, as many of the best hitters have shown a falling off in their work, due partly to the improved form of the battery candidates. In bunting, however, there has been a decided improvement, as Coach Coburn has given special instruction in drawing the ball to the ground. In fielding grounders and passing to first base the squad...