Word: lacks
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...before his wicket fell, the last for the side. Wells also batted in good form. The running, however, was extremely careless. For Mystic Record, an underhand bowler, was very effective, taking three wickets for one run. C. S. Skinner bowled excellently for Harvard. The Harvard team showed their lack of practice by some ragged work in the field, but managed to keep Mystic down to 38 runs, thus winning by two runs. A second innings was begun, in which Davis made 16 runs, S. Skinner 6, Garrett 4, and Bates 4 not out; but darkness prevented the completion...
...reputation as a long punter and may fill McBride's place at full-back. The general impression in New Haven seems to be that the new material offered by '94 is not very valuable. There are a number of big beefy men in the class, but they seem to lack muscle and energy. The heaviest man is Cox, a brother of Cox, '87, the well known shot and hammer man. Among the other candidates from '94 Noyes, Lewis, Stoughton and Houlahan are all heavy-weights but are said to be too unweildy for good football. Promising men from Exeter...
Either through lack of energy, or because the association think all interest in the affair has died out, the medals have not yet appeared...
...candidates was unusually large, and they worked with an energy which presaged sure victory. Thus far Ninety-three has shown herself to be an exceptionally good class in most branches of athletics. We hope that we shall not have to take back our words of praise on account of lack of loyal support from the freshmen to their crew...
Second. There has been, and there is, a shameful lack of class spirit. If there had been a class spirit this fund would never have been lacking; if there had been a class spirit we would have turned out at our football game in New Haven; at the class races we would not have had to give up the tug because so few signed to go on it; we would have come out at the early games of the nine on Norton's field, and at the later games, and we would not be owing our support of the nine...