Word: fault
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...whole the work was satisfactory. All the men showed a willingness to enter the game with spirit, and a fast signal practice resulted. The chief fault of the backs was their eagerness to get underway before the ball was passed...
...season the work of the first basemen was very poor. Harding, by perseverance and steadiness has developed into one of the best Freshman first baseman in years. He is still rather awkward but he handles ground balls and low throws very well. His batting has been fair, his principal fault being failure to time the ball. Rogers has been tried at shortstop and second base and has been unsteady in both positions. His batting, however, has been good. Paine at third base is fairly reliable, but is weak on balls hit directly at him. He bats fairly well but still...
...Club of Brooklyn, at Brooklyn, on Saturday by a score of 6 to 1. The Crescent team is one of the strongest in America, and has not been defeated this year. Throughout the game, the attack of the University team was weak and lacking in team play, the same fault as in the game with Columbia on Friday. Sessa made the only goal for Harvard, after a few minutes of play...
...first and second eights. Thursday the first crew was given a trial race against the University second crew over the regular course. The Freshmen, who had a start of two lengths, increased it to three and a half at the finish. The men rushed their slides badly, a fault which was still evident yesterday...
...that he has only to find his place in the machine. Mankind is, however, only beginning his career in the pathway of evolution, and to each obstacle that arises the true law of being must be applied by the individual. In the same way our currency system has a fault which requires the application of ideal principles. For a quarter of a century this has been a matter of debate from time to time, but the discussions have not yet achieved an adequate remedy. The necessity is generally agreed to, but regarding the method of reform there is much divergence...