Word: difficult
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Clark, who took his place, allowed three passed balls and was weak at the bat. Fincke played well at second and Coolidge at short was up to his usual form again. G. C. Clark's throwing to first was uncertain. He made one wild throw and gave Kendall two difficult chances...
...Freshmen had a slight advantage in the field. Comins pitched a steady game and was unusually effective with men on bases, especially in the seventh inning when he struck out two men in succession with the bases full. Story played the best all-round game, making three difficult foul catches and getting his base twice on skillful bunts. Jackson at shortstop was in poor form and made an error which was responsible for Brown's two runs...
...preliminary heats of the interscholastic boat races were rowed on the Charles Saturday afternoon. The course was a little less than a mile, starting just above Harvard Bridge and finishing at the Union Boat Club. Rough water and the hard rain made good rowing difficult. The first heat was won by Brookline High School with Waltham High second. Hopkinson won the second heat easily, after a very poor start, and Brown and Nichols finished second. In the third heat the water became smoother, and the race was a hard fight between Noble and Greenough's and Stone's, in which...
...hammer throw is very much in doubt. Stillman, of Yale, has been so erratic in his work that it is difficult to tell just what he will do. Boal of Harvard has greater experience and steadiness, and has thrown 144 feet repeatedly during the past week. He should secure first place, with Stillman second and Brown of Harvard third...
...mark, should win the event, although Butler, Harris, Sprague and Haigh are expected to secure at least one point for Harvard. Sprague's injured leg and the possibility that Haigh will be saved for the quarter, make the placing of the men a very difficult task...