Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...whole squad was daily given two sessions of practice. Great stress has been laid on those exercises which demand shiftiness and agility, such as dodging and crawling. The first scrimmage was held last Thursday, after a day or two of practice in breaking through for the line and signal practice for the backs. The squad has shown great improvement, every man handles himself well and this week, with the first game with Bates tomorrow, the real week of the season will commence...
...clock. Cornell had the course on the east side of the lake with Harvard on the outside. The crews got off at 6.35 o'clock, but as Sargent jumped his slide in the first few strokes, both eights stopped rowing when Blagden raised his hand as a signal of an accident. After this false start, further delay was caused by the drifting of the Cornell stake-boat. When the crews finally got away, Cornell gained a lead of half a length, both crews rowing 40 strokes to the minute. Soon after the start the stroke of both eights was lowered...
...LECTURE. "Railroad Signaling." (Illustrated by Lantern Slides.) Mr. William H. Elliott, Signal Engineer, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, New York. Robinson Hall...
...LECTURE. "Railroad Signaling." (Illustrated by Lantern Slides.) Mr. William H. Elliott, Signal Engineer, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, New York. Robinson Hall...
...fall practice began two weeks before the opening of College, and for the last three weeks has been carried on behind closed gates. The daily work has consisted of preliminary drill in tackling, kicking and catching punts for the backs and breaking through for the line men, followed by signal practice and scrimmages between the first and second eleven or substitutes. During the secret practice the preliminary work has been discontinued and the scrimmages have been less frequent...