Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...practice yesterday the men were divided into two teams and put through about half an hour of signal work. The playing showed considerable improvement, although there was still too much fumbling. The men started quickly and got into the interference well. The high wind prevented accurate kicking, but Mifflin managed to secure two goals from the field on quarterback place-kicks. After the signal practice, a number of the men tried kicking goals...
...football team will start for West Point this afternoon. After a short signal practice they will take a special car leaving the Boylston street station at 4. The team will go to New York on the Fall River boat, and will reach West Point tomorrow morning. Devens, Bowditch, Putnam, Randolph and Robinson will not go on account of injuries. Following is the list of the players who will go: Barnard, Mackay, Lawrence, Baldwin, Blagden, Campbell, Cooper, Cutts, Clark, Derby, Greene, Graydon, Hovey, Knowles, Kernan, Lee, Meier, Mifflin, Matthews, Marshall, Ristine, Riggs, Sargent, Motley, Roberts...
...work yesterday was light and consisted chiefly of signal practice on the scrub football field. This practice showed some improvement, but the men were still slow in starting and getting into the play. After the signal practice the two elevens lined up on the University field and played a ten minute half. The second held twice for downs and prevented the first from scoring. The second was able to make several good gains through the line. The playing of the first eleven was careless and lacked dash. The linemen were slow in charging and the backs did not get into...
...centre on the first eleven and Sargent was put against him on the second. Greene was put at left tackle and Dodge at fullback on the second. Owing to the rain the preliminary practice was done in the cage. The squad was divided into three elevens which went through signal practice. The first eleven practiced on the formation for a place kick for goal from the field...
...practice yesterday was light. The first team lined up and went through signal practice and then played two halves of ten and eight minutes against the second. The playing was slow and listless. The backs did not start quickly and did not play with any snap or dash. The interference either formed late or did not form at all. The linemen were slow in charging and lacked aggressiveness...