Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...played more spiritedly and was able to gain repeatedly through the line, but fumbled considerably. The gains were, however, due to individual efforts rather than team play. In the preliminary work the linemen were given practice in tackling, warding off and dodging, while the ends and backs went through signal practice. Campbell was out and coached the men but did not play. Bowditch did light work only. He is getting into good condition and will be able to play next week. Randolph, Robinson, Sugden, Meier, J. T. Jones, and Wright are still out of the practice with injuries...
...season. The men were lined up and given twenty minutes practice in falling on the ball. The candidates for the back-field were put through practice in catching punts, and the linemen in starting with the ball. After this elementary work, the first eleven was put through signal practice. This signal practice was gone through slowly at first, to get the men sure of their places in the various plays; but afterward the plays were carried out at full speed. In this work the men played listlessly and unsteadily. The interference was slow in getting together on end runs...
...this signal practice the men worked well together and the interference formed smoothly and compactly. Ristine was a little unsteady in starting with the interference, and Blagden and Barnard were slow in getting into the plays. Baldwin ran the team with spirit and got into the interference in good style. Lee ran well and put much strength into the plays. Campbell was fast and accurate in getting down under punts...
After the signal practice the first eleven lined up against the second for 20 minutes of play. The first scored one touchdown in short order by steady gains through tackles, but after the touchdown fell off in its playing and was unable to score again. This failure to score may be partly attributed to the presence of M. Donald 3L. in the line of the second eleven. Cutts was unable to handle Donald, who broke up the interference and frequently tackled the runner. There was still some fumbling, but on the whole the men played a careful game. They...
...preliminary practice yesterday was the longest so far this year, lasting for nearly two hours. The first eleven went through a great deal of signal practice in which the formation of the plays was carefully developed. This preliminary work showed a slight improvement, the backs and linemen working much better together. There was a slight tendency to fumble, and for the tackles to start ahead of the play...