Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...week in order to get the University eleven into the best possible shape for the game with Carlisle on Saturday. As the scrimmage on Tuesday was very satisfactory, the men were not required to go through another hard period of play yesterday, the time being devoted instead to signal practice. While the second eleven was running through signals and doing some work on the forward pass, Inches, Peirce, and Robinson, under the direction of Coach Cutts, practiced charging and catching the ball on the run. The ends were given a chance to run down under punts in order to develop...
...preliminary work was very short, consisting principally of signal practice in which the forward pass was the main feature. The entire squad was given a few minutes practice in quick starting. Parker tried several field goals, and also received some individual instruction from Coach Reid in passing the ball. Newhall was given a day's rest...
...kicking practice, Burr trying punts, Wendell goals from placement, and Newhall, Starr, and Kennard drop kicks. After a few minutes of line-up between the first and second teams in which the University eleven was identical with the one which will play today, three teams were formed for signal practice...
Before the scrimmage three teams, formed from the University squad had signal practice, which consisted of work on the forward pass, the onside kick, and a few of the newest plays. Foster tried several goals from placement behind the line of scrimmage which worked well in spite of the strong wind...
...preliminary practice, which lasted only 25 minutes, was devoted mostly to signal work, three elevens being formed from the whole squad. At first the linemen had practice tackling a runner in the open field, while Foster gave the backs a chance to get practice in running down the field under punts. Later the two squads changed places. Lincoln, who injured himself slightly in Tuesday's practice, will not be able to play for some time...