Word: poore
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following matches were played in the Newton indoor tennis tournament yesterday, the tennis on the whole being rather poor...
...Copeland began his lecture on Abraham Lincoln last evening by stating briefly and frankly the exceedingly low and poor beginnings of Lincoln's career. Lincoln's formal education was in fragments, which made up altogether less than a year's schooling. The Bible, however, Aesop's Fables, The Pilgrim's Progress, Robinson Crusoe, Weems's Life of Washington, and a history of the United States, for reading; a wooden fire shovel scraped clean and a coal for writing materials, enabled his eager intelligence to make a better start than many a more favored boy achieves in the best schools...
Their time is poor and they shoot slowly, while their recover is apt to be too fast. They are also rowing at present in rather a listless way. A rather novel feature which is used by all the class crews is a large looking-glass, which makes it easier for the men to realize their faults...
...whole the catchers are not as promising a lot of men as the pitchers. Morton '96, who was a substitute on the 'varsity last year, is a good backstop and a fair batter, but his throwing is poor...
...Kubli, Fox and Emmons. Munroe has improved in speed since last year and should do well this spring; Cole is a new man who needs experience, but promises well; Kubli won third place at the B. A. A. meeting and is a fast runner, but his form is rather poor; Fox ran the low hurdles last year and ought with practice to do well at the high hurdles; Emmons is running the hurdles simply to keep himself in condition until out-door pole vaulting becomes possible. Besides these men it is hoped that Williams, Rice and Hallowell will come...