Word: faults
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Allen of the Harvards is now doing excellent work behind the bat, and if his present high standard is maintained in championship contests, it won't be the fault of the battery if the crimson doesn't come out ahead...
...effective throw for goal, but should vary it, and try to insure greater accuracy. Woods plays an effective game close in goal, but should be a little more careful not to miss easy "swipes." Noyes dodges and runs well, and throws a hard line shot. His chief fault is "Monkeying with the ball" before picking it up. The fielders are playing rather a loose game and do not support each other enough. Roundy is effective in covering his man, but does not start quickly for the ball, and when he gets it, either runs too long, or throws it without...
...rowing remains after all, essentially the same, and the same bodily shape and muscular conformation are still usually to be observed in the most successful oarsmen. If we could confine our attention solely to the great clubs and the two universities, there would be little cause for finding fault with amateur sculling or rowing. Unfortunately, the prospect is by no means so limited or so gratifying. The increasing taste for "boating," as it is very advisedly termed-that is to say, of going in a boat-has led to the formation of a host of third, fourth and fifth rate...
...juniors with seven old men in their boat might be expected to row better. They are, perhaps, suffering from over confidence, a fault that has more than once lost a race. There is, however, good mettle in the boat, and great improvement is to be expected. The men are not gentle enough in shooting out their hands, but jar the boat from bow to stern, thereby materially affecting its speed. The following are the names...
...that the men who have thus far hung back will come forward and settle down to steady work. The freshmen can not claim that no interest has been taken in them, for they are watched daily and advised by members of the 'Varsity nine. We have thus far found fault with '87's nine, but we wish to assure them that any change for the better will receive praise just as readily...