Word: signalling
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...will line up for the start 90 feet apart, and the starting positions will be indicated by buoys, placed in the river at the proper interval. Number one in each division will be farthest away from the bridge. A series of three shots will be fired for a starting signal. Between the first and the second shot there will be two minutes, between the second and third, one minute. The third shot will be the signal for the start. Referees will be stationed along the shore and bumps will be signalled, either through a megaphone or by a pistol shot...
...field after a punt. There was no scrimmage. Burr, Hall, Newhall, Parker and Starr had a long kicking practice, trying goals from placement, drop kicks and punts. Burr's punts and place kicks were excellent. After the secret practice the first squad was divided up into two elevens for signal practice and work on the forward pass. All sorts of line rushes were tried, and later a few goals from placement behind the line of scrimmage. Lockwood, Foster and Newhall rushed the ball well against a team of substitutes, and worked the forward pass to excellent advantage. The teams lined...
...when waiting for a play to start. Foster, New hall, Starr, and Taylor tried a number of drop-kicks from the 30-yard line with good results. One new man reported: A. V. Kidder '08, centre. Shortly before the scrimmage the University team lined up against some substitutes for signal practice and a short drill on simple plays...
...Freshman football squad had its first scrimmage Saturday afternoon on Soldiers Field. After the usual preliminaries of signal practice and falling on the ball, teams A and B lined up for a short scrimmage. Later teams C and D were given similar work. As might be expected, so early in the season, the playing of the men was very ragged. This was especially noticeable in the linemen, who failed to make openings for the backs. The work of squad A was most satisfactory. By means of long end runs the backs were able to gain almost at will...
...whole the work was satisfactory. All the men showed a willingness to enter the game with spirit, and a fast signal practice resulted. The chief fault of the backs was their eagerness to get underway before the ball was passed...