Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...bases the men ran well, but in one or two cases the coachers showed poor judgment, notably when Hallowell was coached to second on his hit to Norton...
Bates was in the box for Harvard, and succeeded in pitching a very poor game for the first four innings. Four bases on balls, a couple of wild pitches, and six clean hits is a poor record for any game, even with professionals. On the other hand he struck out five of their stronger batters, and even Kelly himself. The rest of the team had their share in the poor playing, and made some inexcusable errors. When Highlands came in, in the fifth, Harvard took a brace, and played a much stronger game. The Bostons were unable to score again...
...little matter which concerns the sale of Tree tickets to seniors. For the last day or two tickets have been sold to seniors in packages, the packages being drawn by lot. In this way it is a mere matter of chance whether the tickets are for good seats or poor ones. This is a very good way of avoiding the necessity of using the system of standing in line. As matters now stand, every senior who has applied for Tree tickets is supplied with a package; some men have had the luck to draw good seats, others have been disappointed...
...find any record, has ever equalled it." He also says in speaking of the Princeton game: "There was one extremely pleasant feature of the Harvard-Princeton game, and that was the cheering by Harvard men of Princeton's clever plays, and the total absence of hooting her poor plays. This was in marked contrast to the attempts to rattle Highlands at Princeton. It was amateur base ball; it was gentlemanly...
...Selection, "Poor Jonathan," Milloecker...