Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...customary for Monday's practice, the University team was laid off yesterday, and there was only light work for the rest of the squad. The practice remains secret. The substitutes had a 30-minute period of signal work, and a few of the men who played Saturday ran through formations. The substitutes lined up as follows: l.e., Houston, l.t., Vogel, l.g., McGuire, c., Hadden, r.g., Withington, r.t., Robinson, r.e., Brown, q.b., Galatti, l.h.b., Sprague, r.h.b., Long, Smith, f.b., Kennard
...secret practice yesterday afternoon there was no attempt at a scrimmage, but the University football squad was given a stiff preliminary drill followed by a 35-minute period of hard signal practice. The work was very fast and full of snap. Coaches Campbell and Graves gave the linemen a long drill in defensive work, and the ends had special work in boxing tackles on the offence. Coach Daly was in charge of the backs, and Cutler, Gray, Kennard and Sprague were drilled in punting...
...signal practice Withington was tried out in Captain Burr's position at left guard. Dunlap took Hoar's place on the other side of the line. Hoar and White were both given a rest. The team lined up for signal work as follows: l.e., Browne; l.t., McKay; l.g., Withington; c., Nourse; r.g., Dunlap; r.t., Fish; r.e., Crowley; q.b., Cutler; l.h.b., Long; r.h.b., Corbett; f.b., Ver Wiebe...
...defence and broke up most of its opponents' plays. Withington showed up especially well in the scrimmage. R. Brown and Houston, the ends, did good work in breaking up interference, but were slow in getting down the field on punts. Smith, Sprague and West were in the preliminary signal practice but did not play...
...University team was given a very light practice yesterday. The first and second teams had a short signal practice and were not on the field more than half an hour. Of the men injured in previous practices Sprague was on the field and practiced punting, and West was in the substitutes' line-up. Withington, who has been playing tackle, is being tried out at end, and with Brown played on the substitute team...