Word: poor
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...account of the poor weather conditions, the development of the University and Freshman track teams has been greatly handicapped, and in order to make the most of the time that remains, the track management is asking all candidates who are not going south to remain in Cambridge for practice during part of the vacation. All candidates for the University team who do not make the southern trip, and all Freshman candidates will report for work on Wednesday, April 19, and remain in Cambridge during the rest of the vacation. Practice will be held on Soldiers Field each afternoon from...
...hurried their hands away and did not draw out the finish. During the last part of the race, however, the form was much improved. The turn on the catch was better and the leg drive was stronger. At the finish a stroke of 36 was easily reached. The poor showing of the Freshman eight may be explained largely by the fact that much water had been shipped while the crew was rowing down to the start, and the men were cold from the long wait. No times were given...
...both the University and Freshman track teams will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon. All hurdlers, hammer-throwers, high-jumpers, broad-jumpers, and pole-vaulters should report to Coach Quinn at the Locker Building at 3 o'clock, when the work will be assigned. Owing to the poor condition of the jumping pits, it is probable that no hard work can be done for a few days, but every effort is being made to have the pits in condition as soon as possible...
...history of Harvard football there has never been such a poor showing as has been made this spring. Instead of the number of football candidates increasing, as the practice goes on, it is decreasing. Tuesday there were about 35 men out and yesterday there were barely enough men to make two teams. Now how can any kind of advancement in football be accomplished without even a working basis? Some men have perfectly good excuses for not being out, while others, and the majority in fact, do not appear just because of sheer laziness, or because they have some insignificant engagement...
...crews were hampered in their work by the high, cold winds. Rowing up to the Watertown Arsenal in short stretches, the time in the University boat was poor; the men rushed their slides, and did not catch together. Coming back to the boathouse with the wind behind them, their work improved considerably...