Word: turf
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...talk in the Locker Building and a half-hour's signal drill in the Cage, but dissatisfied with the showing being made lately, Coach Haughton wound up the afternoon's work by staging a hard scrimmage on the field. The play was impeded by the thick mist and wet turf, but before it was stopped at 5 o'clock by utter darkness, every man was sent in to take part. No scoring was made, for the University team could not make consistent progress through the seconds' line, this being the only safe method of attack on the slippery field...
...Enwright '18 ran through signals with the team in the Cage, but was not trusted on the treacherous turf in the field. His injured ankle seems very slow in healing, and it is feared that an early return to the game would seriously endanger his final availability to the eleven...
...last practice of the present season this afternoon, the eleven rehearsing signals for a half hour on the old field, and then adjourning to the Bowl where the backs received special coaching in kicking from Dr. Bull. Le Gore did exceptionally well in both punting and drop-kicking. The turf on the gridiron in the Bowl was still soft...
...touchdown was scored against the seconds, and the Freshmen, meeting the University for the first time this season, were defeated by a margin of one dropkick and one touchdown. The impossibility of gaining a firm footing on the soggy turf was undoubtedly the cause of the small amount of scoring. More over, the practice was not held in the Stadium, and the University team could not use any of its new plays, thereby lessening considerably the efficiency of the attack...
...Carlisle last week 27 to 6. Princeton, on the other hand, although defeating Dartmouth by a large score, lost to Harvard 16 to 6. The advantage today will undoubtedly depend considerably on the condition of the field, a wet field aiding the heavy Yale team, while a firm dry turf will permit the fast Princeton backfield to play to the best advantage...