Word: signal
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...season. It began with starts and later the men were lined up in their positions and were coached at lunging with the snapping of the ball. This was to remedy the general slowness in jumping into plays, which would be disastrous against Pennsylvania's guards back. After a short signal practice the first and second elevens lined up for a game of thirty minutes. In this, all of the time was given to developing the defensive strength of the first eleven and the ball was constantly returned to the second after it had been held for downs. Consequently there...
...offense the first eleven did fairly well, scoring three touchdowns in the two halves. The team was weakened by the absence of Kendall and Kernan, both of whom have slight injuries. Sawin was out for the first time since the Columbia game and took part in the signal practice...
...afternoon, and from now until the end of the season most of the work of the first eleven will be secret. Yesterday in the open practice some attention was given to special training for the Pennsylvania game. The second eleven was coached in the guards-back formation in the signal practice, and in the game with the first it used this play exclusively. The first team adopted no new line formation to stop it, but succeeded in keeping the second team from making large or succesive gains. The first team also made a change in its plan of play...
...team and substitutes started for West Point yesterday afternoon, taking the Fall River boat for New York. Before leaving, the men were divided into two teams and were given a half-hour of signal practice on Soldiers Field. The work was very fast and vigorous and the plays were run off accurately. Ellis did no work, but was taken with the team as his leg is well enough to permit his playing. Brayton and Putnam were also taken...
...football team will leave for West Point at 3.40 o'clock this afternoon, taking a special car from the car station after a short signal practice. The team will go to New York on the Fall River boat and will reach West Point tomorrow morning. All of the regular players will be taken except Ellis who is prevented from playing by injuries received in the Bates game. The complete list of the players and coaches who will be taken follows; Daly, Barnard, Bowditch, Burnett, Campbell, Clark, Fincke, Gierasch, Graydon, Hallowell, Hollingsworth, Kendall, Kernan, J. Lawrence, R. Lawrence, W. R. Lawrence...