Word: spent
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...other yesterday for the first time. For the 1921 squad it was the first real football in their history, but the informal University had had the benefit of a work-out Wednesday. For the opening twenty minutes football was played as in a regular game; the latter half was spent in close instruction by the coaches...
...long talk by the coaches to the team during which the squad was divided, together with the Military Science 1 lecture at five o'clock, made the practice the shortest of the season. The time on the field was spent chiefly in signal practice and drill in new plays. W. J. Murray '18, assisted in instructing the quarterbacks. Tomorrow a scrimmage will be held with the informal University team...
...Coolidge, Jr., '17, divisional athletic coach, will soon be looking over the men in khaki in search of likely material. Not the usual hundred men will be at his disposal; instead, he is at liberty to draw from thousands. Many will have a gridiron past, many will have spent their leisure hours at the blacksmith's trade, but all will be eager for a friendly scrimmage before the real kick-off on the other side...
...crew managerships next spring, as candidates will gain valuable experience in all work connected with crew. The main things to be done are odd jobs around the boat house, a small amount of clerical work, and running the motor boats and steam launch. None of the time thus spent will conflict with military science or any other afternoon courses...
...crew candidates were increased to 90 men yesterday, the increase being for the most part in the Freshman crews. The upper-class men were divided into four crews, all of which went out on the river with Coach Haines. There were six Freshman crews, which spent about ten minutes apiece on the machines with Jack Manning. The Freshmen will probably launch their shells by the latter part of next week. Until then the men will be taught the rudiments of rowing...