Word: badness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard, Whittemore was an easy out. Cook and Dickinson both waited till four bad balls had been pitched them, but the succeeding batsmen could not advance them. In the second, Princeton was easily retired. For Harvard, Winslow made a scratch hit, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice, but was put out while trying to steal home. Altman was carefully drying the wet ball, and the attempted steal was nearly successful...
This year's crew cannot be said to be up to the average freshman crew. This is due in a great measure to the bad luck, in the way of sickness, which has followed the crew since it has been on the river...
...individual faults, and not a man is without one or more bad ones...
...becoming common for men to say that Harvard athletics are in a bad way and to treat them on this account with indifference. There is nothing which will more surely doom Harvard athletics not only to be but also to remain in a bad way than such treatment. Causes enough there are which play a part in bringing defeat, but we believe that none is more fatal than a weakness in the University spirit. The men on the teams never would work as they now do if they were simply a number of athletes joined into teams for their...
Garcelon was unfortunate, too, in the 220 yards hurdles. In his first trial heat he got a bad fall over the fifth hurdle and lost so much that he did not attempt to finish the distance. This did not prevent Harvard from winning the final race. Bremer easily took first here in 25 1-5s., with Cady of Yale second. Jameson took third for Harvard...