Word: signalizes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Providence, R. L., November 9--Three Brown teams ran through long signal drills this afternoon, while the promised offensive scrimmage was called off because of unfavorable weather conditions. Coach McLaughry expects to send his men through a 20-minute offensive struggle with Team B tomorrow afternoon...
...sent his football charges through one of the shortest work-outs of the season yesterday afternoon. The team has had its share of strenuous preliminary work and yesterday's brief session was calculated as part of the final finishing off process. The squad went through the usual kicking and signal drill and then finished the afternoon's work with half an hour's defensive dummy scrimmage against Princeton plays as executed by the ineligible "Princeton" combination...
...usual passing kicking and signal drill was emphasized, and the specialists received close attention from their tutors. A long dimmy scrimmage with a team of former stars putting on Harvard plays, closed the day's work...
Yesterday's practice was of the regular Friday order. There was an extended kicking and signal drill, with Coady, French, Guarnaccia and Putnam doing the punting for the University outfit. Ohauncey had great success with his drop-kicking endeavors, placing eight out of ten boots between the bars from the thirty yard line...
Because the "guards back" is getting to be ancient history, it may be well to run over the famous old play. It started with only the necessary five men in the line--the centre, guards, and tackles. At a given signal, the right, guard ran back from the line and took up a position in the backfield, while the right halfback jumped in and filled his position temporarily, thereby fulfilling the provision of the rules that five men must be in the scrimmage at the start of a play...