Word: squad
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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After the rest given the team on Monday, practically the whole football squad reported for practice yesterday afternoon. The practice was preceded by the usual talk in the Locker Building and then the teams spent some time at kicking the ball and in running through signals...
...addition was made to the squad yesterday in G. D. Flynn '19, who was taken up from the second team. Flynn has been playing tackle on the second team all season and his unusual work there has caused his promotion. Although Flynn has been at tackle, it is intended to try him out at centre, as he is better adapted physically to that position...
...considerable measure to the large and constant growth of the number of men who participate in athletics. In 1914, 1,472 men were so engaged; in 1915 the number had grown to 1,847. Everyone who desires is now given an opportunity to work on a squad, even though he stands the smallest chance of ever making a University team. Valuable as this policy undoubtedly is, more athletes mean more athletic supplies, more coaches, and consequently larger expenses...
...Flower, Jr., '19 was one of the few members of the squad who reported and he was worked actively for the first time in several weeks. He seems to be ready to take up his share of the backfield work in the future and should therefore be an important asset to the efficiency of the team. Before he was put out of the game he was first choice over E. L. Casey '19 for a regular place on the team, but the latter has shown such a decided improvement since he has been given his chance that Flower will have...
Captain Dadmun and R. Harte '17, who were forced to leave the game on Saturday, received no more than a severe shaking up, and are expected to report with the rest of the squad as usual this afternoon. The general day of rest will work particularly to their advantage, giving them a chance to get rested up after the hard game they played against Cornell...