LONG SECRET PRACTICE

The University football squad was given a long secret practice yesterday, and the men were kept on the field until it was impossible to follow the course of the ball on account of darkness. There was no scrimmage but the preliminary work was much harder than usual. The practice as a whole was most encouraging. Coach Cutts put the line men through a stiff breaking through drill, and the ends were given lots of defensive work by Coaches Campbell and Leary. Coach Campbell also took a squad of ends outside of the Stadium and gave them a hard drill at tackling the dummy. He sent the men at it from all sides and emphasized tackling hard and low. The backs were put through play after play under Coach Daly with an eye to developing team play and good interference.

After this preliminary drill, the first team was lined up and taught some new formations, the natures of which were not divulged.

Newhall, who was injured in Saturday's game by a bad cut over the eye, was on the field, but did not get in the line-up. Starr and Burr have lame legs and were also excused from practice. It is expected that all of the injured men will have recovered sufficiently to play against Yale next Saturday.