Word: poore
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Hicks's strike-out. Carr was passed, and went to second on Trumbull's catch of McLaughlin's foul fly near the first base fence. Potter followed with a long two-base hit to centre field which Hamilton could not reach, scoring Carr with the first run. Winter's poor handling of Aronson's difficult grounder advanced Potter to third, but he was left there when Lanigan fanned...
...jerky on the catch and had a weak finish. The University crew, on the other hand, rowed a clean, hard race. The men used their weight and body swing better than did the Annapolis crew, and showed an abundance of reserve power at the finish. The time was rather poor but this is accounted for by the fact that the race was rowed against the tide, as well as against what wind there was. In a practice trial, the University crew rowed the same course in 10 minutes, 50 seconds...
Harvard is an eastern University. The western representation is proportionately small-unfortunately so-and it is a poor encouragement to western students when their vacation privileges are restricted out of all proportion to those of men living in this locality. At Christmas time it is customary to make some allowance by which men of the middle west are able to reach home on the first day of vacation. But at the Easter recess residents of St. Louis, Cleveland, and Chicago and men from points farther west, must arrive home 20, or more, hours late for their all too brief rest...
...only six teams have entered, which is a very poor showing as compared with 19 entered last year. The series will be started immediately after the spring recess and for this reason entries should be made today. The members of the winning team will be awarded cups...
...University eight was discouraging. The University crew won through sheer strength; at no time in the race did the men control their slides or catch off their stretchers. The Freshmen, on the other hand rowed in good form for so early in the season; their watermanship was rather poor, but their inboard work was very creditable. The orders of the crews were...