Word: good
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...training place for the nine. The subject of entering a league to be formed of Rutgers, Lafayette and Cornell was discussed, but the general wish was that games be arranged with all the prominent college nines, and try to overcome the disasters of last year by a good record the coming season. If the nine is successful this year, efforts will probably be made to enter the old league of Harvard, Yale and Princeton...
...Rows short. Inclined to meet. Fails to get a good finish...
...make-up. The men complain considerably about the new rowing room. The machines, they say, are utterly bad. It is also disadvantageous for the two bow men to row around the corner, owing to the shortness of the room. Considering these hindrances, the time of the crew is fairly good. As a whole, the men are inclined to row short and are slow about getting their arms away...
Stroke. Doesn't get a good catch. Must get his hands away quicker. Must keep knees under him and not let them flop about...
...when we come to examine the way in which Harvard has carried out its purpose we confess to a good deal of disappointment. The list of required books in this department and the subjects selected for examination papers indicate a peculiar narrowness of view on the part of those who have made the selections and a curious tendency to run in ruts...