Word: listless
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...final game of the interclass basketball series, played Saturday afternoon, the Sophomores won the class championship by defeating the Seniors by a score of 29 to 6. Both teams played a listless game in the first half, the score at the end of the period being 9 to 3 in favor of 1909. In the second half, however, the Sophomores completely outplayed their opponents. Their team work was fast and well directed and their defence was excellent. Currie's basket shooting was especially effective...
...second half Roxbury's defense materially strengthened and, owing to this improvement and to the loose playing of the University team, only four more goals were scored. Frequently the university forwards would carry the puck down the ice only to lose it through careless stick work and listless passing...
...poor practice in the Gymnasium last evening, the University basketball team defeated the second team by the score of 31 to 3. Although the University team had no difficulty in scoring on the second team, the play was listless and the players showed a tendency to disregard many minor rules which would result in penalties in a regular game...
...Cornell last week the University team has improved in general aggressiveness and all around play. In the game with Boston College on Monday the play was fast and accurate throughout the first half, but in the second half both teams committed many fouls by holding, and the play was listless. On Tuesday a long practice was held in trick formations from the toss-up, which were worked successfully against the second team. In this game, however, the University team had the same tendency to slacken play after gaining a decided lead. The practice of the two following nights was fast...
University football practice yesterday afternoon was very listless, owing partly to the large number of substitutes in the scrimmage. Leary, Burr, Guild, Lock-wood and Nichols were all given a rest and, although all the other regular players were out, none of those who played for any length of time in the Pennsylvania game were in the line-up. Carr, Montgomery and Hanley were all out doing light work and Myers of the second, team, who was injured several weeks ago, was out again. Knowlton was again tried at end on the first eleven and O'Brien played...