Word: signal
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University football squad was given only light practice yesterday afternoon, consisting of a blackboard talk, a long fake scrimmage, and signal drill. In the fake scrimmage the University team was only given defensive work against several new plays of the second team's, such as Brown is likely to use on Saturday...
...other change in the line-up was the shifting of Huntington to the backfield. He was substituted for Blackall at fullback, but had little chance to show his ability in that position. Although his knee is still bothering him a little, T. Frothingham played halfback for the substitutes in signal drill...
...work of the University team yesterday afternoon was very light. The men were given a twenty-minute signal drill and then lined up against each other for a dummy scrimmage. This lasted for an hour and a half and was occupied with running off plays from new formations and with light offensive and defensive work for both teams. The team has been showing unexpected speed during the week's work and did some very snappy work yesterday...
After a short signal practice and dummy scrimmage between the first team and substitutes, the first and second teams held a hard 40-minute scrimmage. For fully half the time of play neither side scored, the work of the first team being very poor. There was practically no interference on the offence and the men seemed unable to get together when on the defensive. The second team backs made several good gains, one forward pass netting 60 yards. During the second half of the scrimmage, however, the first team played better and succeeded in making five touchdowns, four of which...
...hour's practice in the baseball cage yesterday afternoon. The first team spent most of the hour trying out new formations and plays of an open nature, and then lined up against the second team for a short dummy scrimmage. The first team also held a ten minute signal practice in the Stadium...