Word: signal
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...half an hour's secret practice yesterday afternoon before leaving for Philadelphia. The men went through the work briskly and seemed to be in excellent condition to stand the strain of Saturday's game. An innovation introduced was practice in lunging. The men stood in line and at the signal of a pistol shot lunged forward at full length. It is expected that this new mode of practice, though somewhat tardy in its introduction, will be of service to the linemen when playing low on the defense. In the fifteen minutes of sharp signal practice which followed, a number...
...class teams took rather light work yesterday, devoting their time more to perfecting signal-work and practicing particular formations than to actual play...
...left in the squad after the first and second elevens had been picked out, have been put in charge of J. L. Knox '98, who will try to select the most promising men. He gave them work yesterday in tackling the dummy, with a little signal practice...
After a little signal practice, the first eleven lined up against the scrub for a ten minute half. Owing to the strong work of several members of the second eleven, the first eleven was able to score but once, Ellis who took Warren's place making the touchdown. A second ten-minute half was played in which the substitutes took the place of the first eleven. Ellis scored another touchdown...
...afternoon the whole squad was given starting and signal practice, and then was taken over to the University field. Three seven minute halves were played, Burden's eleven against Parker's, Fincke's against Gray's, and Burden's against Fincke's. In the first line-up, Burden's eleven was decidedly superior to the other, especially on end plays. Although, few gains could be made through the line, long rushes by Warren around the end soon brought the ball down the field until Sawin carried it over the line for a touchdown. Sawin kicked the goal. Daly played...