Word: signal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...LONDON, CONN., Nov. 24, 1916.--During the morning the team rested at the hotel, and at a special performance witnessed moving pictures of the Harvard. Princeton game. After lunch the players took special cars to the Eastern League ball park, where a very light signal drill was held. The men practiced in street clothes and sneakers. Minot did some good punting and Taylor practised passing the ball. Horween and Robinson also tried drop-kicking against the wind. The coaches did little but supervise the work, leaving the men to their initiative. The air was cold and bracing, and the entire...
...LONDON, CONN., Nov. 23, 1916.--The squad of 31 players arrived in New Haven at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and went directly to the Bowl for a short practice. The field was a sea of mud, however, and no scrimmage or signal drill was attempted. Horween and Minot punted well in the rain, and Casey and Robinson seemed little bothered by the slippery ball in handling kicks. The ends and linemen ran down under punts. Before leaving the field Robinson booted a few drop-kicks over from the 25-yard line. Better weather is expected tomorrow, and the field...
...HAVEN, CONN., Nov. 21, 1916.--The Yale coaches adhered to their policy of giving the team a rest in today's practice. A light signal drill to keep the men limbered up and to round off the ragged edges of the playing of the first team, constituted the day's workout. Captain Black was not on the field today on account of a slight cold which he contracted over the week-end. Sheldon, who played left end on the first team early in the season and who has been out for a long time on account of illness, also reported...
...their arrival at New Haven the men reported at the basebal cage for a short signal practice to limber them up after their long train trip. No other work was indulged in by the rest of the squad...
...Princeton team is in good condition, except Tibbott, who may not even get in the game to put over a drop-kick. In the practice today, Funk, Eberstadt and Tibbott practised field goals and the team was put through a short signal drill in which it showed great polish. Ames may play at halfback and Latrobe at left tackle...