Word: poore
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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After a short signal practice and dummy scrimmage between the first team and substitutes, the first and second teams held a hard 40-minute scrimmage. For fully half the time of play neither side scored, the work of the first team being very poor. There was practically no interference on the offence and the men seemed unable to get together when on the defensive. The second team backs made several good gains, one forward pass netting 60 yards. During the second half of the scrimmage, however, the first team played better and succeeded in making five touchdowns, four of which...
...late with only seven men. At the start Russell and Claverly immediately began to pick up on Randolph, which was rowing a slow stroke, and, keeping the same positions relative to each other, they continued to gain until the Stillman Infirmary was reached. Rounding the bend at that point poor steering caused Russell to drop back, and it looked for a time as if Claverly would score a bump, but half way down the straightaway Harrower hit up his stroke, and the crews finished about as they had started...
...interference given the University backs was good, and the left side of the line showed improvement, Leslie and Jenckes breaking through and spoiling several plays; but he forward passing was very poor. Neither Potter nor Freedley made a successful...
...most unfortunate features of last year's athletics at Harvard was the poor record of the track team. Several things contributed to make the season a disappointing one. A few men were on the injured list and several others could not compete because of poor work in their studies. One of the most important reasons for the failure of the track team to win a meet, however, was that too few men reported for fall and winter work. As a result, a large number who should have done good work in the spring were ineffective. Track coaches are almost unanimous...
...this good time, a great responsibility is laid upon the members of the clubs. Every man making the trip is a representative of the University in the cities which he visits. His good conduct will strengthen the position of the University in the minds of those he meets, his poor conduct will weaken its position. Unusual efforts are now being made to attract Western men to Cambridge. Whether those efforts shall be furthered or thwarted by this trip depends on the conduct of individual men on the clubs and the impression they give. Disorder will counteract the testimony of graduates...