Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first match game of the class championship series was played yesterday afternoon on Norton's field between '93 and '94. The grounds were in poor condition, causing much fumbling, and the darkness during the second half made it almost impossible to distinguish the ball...
...have heard complaints from all sides about the poor gas which is furnished the buildings in the college yard. It is becoming worse and worse, and in some cases we have heard of men who were unable to work in the evening on account of insufficient and unsteady light. The company which supplies the buildings with gas has, we are obliged to admit, a great monopoly and also a very strange way of carrying on its business. Its meters are for the most part worn out and untrustworthy, but nevertheless we are obliged to pay our bills according...
...grounds were in poor condition and caused both teams to slip and fumble badly. '93's playing was at times especially ragged. Through sheer carelesness they opened up great gaps in their rush line for their opponents to take advantage of, but it was at the ends that they seemed particularly weak. The men were slow in getting through and there was a general lack of team work. The Cambridge boys began poorly but steadily improved as the game progressed. Their playing showed considerable practice and time after time they worked the old criss-cross trick with great success...
Cambridge also made a V and lost the ball on four downs. Harvard kicked and on a poor decision of the referee Cambridge was allowed five yards. The referee claimed that the man who caught the ball heeled and accordingly when he was thrown gave the five yards. Cambridge then made a great gain by a pass. The ball went to Harvard at four downs. Ellsworth rushed and was pushed over. Duffield kicked a goal. Score...
...Harriers at the Congress Street grounds Saturday. A arge number entered who did not start. The large number of entries from the Harriers and the Manhattan, Boston, Fall River and Trimount clubs made it hard to win a place, and the slippery condition of the grounds made the records poor...