Word: spent
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...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 by depending more on-end running than on line backing. In the signal practice the coaches spent all of their time correcting faults in the interference and the starting of the backs. This showed its effect in the game, the first eleven scoring five touch-downs, all of which were the results of long end runs. These were not made by individual playing alone, but in most...
...made S. T. D. (Bowdoin) in 1870, L.L.D. (Bowdoin) in 1894, and S.T.D. (Harvard) in 1874. For the four years following 1853 he was librarian and professor of modern languages at Bowdoin from 1855 to 1857. At that time he came to the Harvard Divinity School, and spent two years in study. In 1859 he was ordained at Bangor to his first and only parish. The Independent Congregational Church of Bangor. Here he stayed for ten years, until he was called to Harvard to fill the chair of Bussey Professor of Theology, which he held up to the time...
Yesterday afternoon the Freshman squad numbering fifty-five men, was divided up into three regular teams. The greater part of the afternoon was spent in running the teams through signals and practicing formation plays. Of the mass plays the tandem formation seemed to be the best executed although the line lacked promptness in getting underway...
...preliminary practice Kernan and Stillman made an average of fifty yards on their punts, and Ellis, who a week ago made no better than twenty-five yards, made an average of forty yesterday. In the game he punted sixty yards twice. Sawin and Kendall did no actual playing but spent the time kicking goals...
Thus far the candidates have been allowed to play more or less as they were previously taught although much time has been spent in striving for some sort of team work. The chief drawback in the play has been lack of heavy material, high tackling and fumbling. Beginning with today each man will receive individual coaching from experienced players. The department of kicking will be given especial attention. It has not yet been decided who will be picked for this work since no man has shown any special skill in that direction. The next game scheduled is with Exeter...