Word: poore
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...basket-throwing in the preliminary round of the contest yesterday afternoon for the silver trophy offered by the University basketball management was very poor, only eight of the forty-three contestants throwing three baskets or over out of the ten possible chances. Six men tied with a score of two successful throws and as a result fourteen men were retained for the final round tonight. But three of the regular players of this year's University team scored more than one goal. The final round in the tournament will be held tonight at 7 o'clock on the floor...
...second half showed great improvement over that of the first period. The Harvard players had a tendency to fumble the ball and in their efforts to assist the forwards the guards often left the Princeton forwards uncovered. Had the goal-throwing of the Princeton team been more accurate, poor defensive work might have proved disastrous...
...condition of the ice on the ponds in the vicinity of Boston is as follows: Jamaica, partly cleared, ice fair; Franklin, partly cleared, ice fair; Hammond, fair: Spy, poor; Charlesbank, partly cleared; Cambridge Skating Rink, good...
...University hockey team will play its first practice game of the season with the Boston Hockey Club on Holmes Field this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. Owing to the poor condition of the ice, the team has had very little practice and does not play well together. The forwards do not follow up fast enough and the backs have not yet learned to check hard, and pay too much attention to the puck and too little to the opposing forwards. The Boston team has some very strong players, among them R. Winsor, captain of the university team last year...
...University hockey squad held its second practice on the rink on Holmes Field yesterday afternoon. In spite of the poor condition of the ice the play was fast. The passing was erratic at times, but the men showed up well, although the forwards allowed the opposing line to get well started by failure to follow the puck...