FOOTBALL SQUAD GOES THROUGH A STIFF DRILL

With three members of the coaching staff and Captain Cheek at Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon, the Spring football candidates began what appears to be the most serious practice that they have undertaken so far. For the first time the entire squad moved out on to the Freshman football field and went through a full afternoon drill.

The moving or the squad out to the large field is significant as it anticipates the type of Spring drill that Coach Fisher has in store for his aspirants. Although Spring practice is not officially slated until after vacation the work at present is practically of the same sort as will be carried on in May. Kicking, running, and particularly passing are the features which will be given the greatest emphasis.

To Abandon New Game

In giving up practice on the small field under the Stadium stands, the squad will have to definitely abandon Major Moore's passing game which has furnished the greater part of its work to date. The goal posts on the Freshman field have been removed because of its former use by the 1928 baseball squad and even if they were put up the amount of space would be too large to make the novel passing game practicable. The canvass targets will be left on their present posts in case any of the men want to play the game before or after practice.

Coach Fisher Present

Coach Fisher was again at the field yesterday afternoon together with Coach Knox of the second team and Freshman Coach Campbell. It was under Coach Fisher's direction that Captain Cheek moved his men out for drill. The squad was first divided into four teams and given a shot game of touch football following which three groups are selected and put through signal and passing drill. These groups were closely observed and rearranged by check and Coach Fisher and will be retained as a regular unit for daily work. It is planned to put a man in change of each squad to call signals and coach the passing.

Coach Fisher expects to spend keep in touch with the men's progress. Several of the other members of his staff will come down from time to time during the three weeks of work until a full force gets under way.