Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...case of the first Weld, the men on the second have a strong tendency to rush, their slides, and to be poor in their blade work. The second Newell has retrograded somewhat during the week, the recovery being unsteady and the blade work poor. Nevertheless, both second crews are well up to the average, and should make the first section race very close...
...uncertainty in starting, lack of aggressiveness of the line, and fumbling by the backs; and in the Brown game a new weakness was present--wretched interference on end plays. On the defense the team has improved considerably, notably in the increased ability to analyze quickly the opponents' play. Poor team work has been one of the unavoidable results of the team's slow development, and it will be interesting to note from the play in today's game how far the secret practice of the last ten days has gone towards welding the eleven into a unit...
...cause of so unhappy a situation. It certainly cannot be in the coaching for the regular coaches are constantly on the field, and there is hardly a day when several University coaches and players do not assist conscientiously. The other cause which naturally suggests itself is that of poor material. There are fewer and lighter men playing now than there has been within the last six or eight years. The fact that five Freshmen are being kept on the University squad certainly does not account for this state of affairs. I have learned that not more than 100 men handed...
...Field yesterday afternoon. Fortunately the track was in good condition and the weather very favorable, there being little wind. The track events, with the exception of the hurdles and two-mile, were run in fairly fast time. On the other hand, the showing in the field events was decidedly poor, with the exception of the shot-put. In securing one first, three seconds, and two thirds, the Freshmen made a creditable showing...
...Poor, New York...