Word: yesterday
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...last secret football practice which was held yesterday afternoon in the Stadium the University team was given only light work. There was no scrimmage, but the second team lined up against the first for a short "dummy" scrimmage, in which Yale plays were used by the second eleven. Captain Fish and Hooper did not get into the signal work, for it was thought best to give both of them another day's rest. The usual preliminary work in catching and kicking punts was followed by signal drill, the regulars and substitutes forming separate teams. In the "dummy" work, the first...
...annual fall handicap, scratch and novice shoots started yesterday after noon at the traps on soldiers Field and will continue until Saturday noon. Any member of the University is eligible for the first two shoots, but in the novice class no man will be allowed to compete who has won his University letter or any prize in regular match. In all there of the shoots competitors will hand in their scores for four strings of 25 birds each, but they must till the scorer at the beginning of the string in which match they wish the score to count...
...Yesterday afternoon the University football squad was given a light secret signal drill in the Stadium. The whole squad was on the field and everybody but Captain Fish and Hooper was dressed to play. Had it been thought necessary, Captain Fish would also have been in the line-up, for all fears of a serious injury to him have vanished. The entire squad was in excellent condition, no one showing injuries worse than a few bruises...
...Mermaids won the scrub lacrosse championship by defeating the Nymphs by a score of 3 to 0 on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. Their victory was due to an aggressive attack and a strong defence, which broke up the Nymphs' offence before it was well started. Nash played an excellent offensive game for the Mermaids, and Alexander and Morgan did well for the Nymphs...
...Post Office officials have had 35 men working on the letters steadily since Sunday night. By yesterday at 3 o'clock every letter had been checked, weighted, carded, post-marked, and billed to its destination...