Word: inferior
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...candidates for the Freshman eleven this year exceeded in numbers those of previous years, but were some-what inferior in playing ability. An unusual lack of heavy men existed. Now that the players have been selected for the various positions, to a certain extent, it is possible to form a definite idea of the team's ability...
Although the Pennsylvania team has been playing an unusually poor game all the season, their stand against Harvard on Saturday was unexpectedly weak. Aside from many technical and general faults in their eleven, the physical condition of the men was much inferior to that of Harvard. The strain of their trip to Chicago a week ago, coupled with the questionable policy of keeping the team at the seashore until the morning of the game, resulted in the exhaustion of even those members of the team who were not crippled. The Harvard team, however, was in superb condition...
...southeastern Europe, which assimilate least readily with the Anglo-Saxon race. It by no means follows because a large per cent. of the immigration of the past has been assimilated with the native population that all of the immigration of today, of a different size and of a decidedly inferior quality, will be assimilated in the future...
...score of 38-0, the line-men showed a palpable weakness in the defense of punts and their lack of aggressiveness in breaking through. The West Point game, won by the score of 10-0, was characteristic of fumbling and ragged defence, while once more Harvard's backs proved inferior to those of their opponents. Against Newton the 'Varsity scored 24 points and showed a decided improvement over their previous form. The next game with Brown they also won easily by the score of 18-0, and in this game exhibited the best football that they had so far been...
...fake Garrison also failed to gain and Yale was given the ball on downs on their 10 yard line. McBride punted to Dibblee on the 25 yard line. McBride's punts against the wind were short and far inferior to Haughton's in the first half...