Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second team kicked off to Osborne, who fumbled, the second regaining the ball on the 28-yard line. On the next play the first team was penalized five yards for being offside, but after getting the ball on a poor forward pass on the 14-yard line, rushed it the length of the field, Wendell making the touchdown. In this series of rushes Foster made his long run of 45 yards. Burr kicked the goal...
Burr kicked off to Graydon, but the first team was offside and forced to kickoff again from the 50-yard line. Gilder, who caught the ball, was stopped on the 25-yard line. The University eleven secured the ball on a poor forward pass in the next play on the 21-yard line, from which point Wendell made the second touchdown through a hole made by the Burr. Burr kicked the goal...
...settlement work. Thus far calls have been received for volunteers to manage boys' clubs at Hale House, Children's House, North Bennet street, Industrial School, and at several churches; to teach elementary subjects at the Breadwinner's College in Boston and the Dudley street Neighborhood House; to visit the poor for the Cambridge Associated Charities; and to manage Children's Home Libraries in Boston. Several of these places have already been filled; but there are still a considerable number of vacancies. Men who volunteered for this form of social service work are requested to see Mr. Birtwell as soon...
...carefully to restrict the entertainments, which consist usually of readings, musical numbers, and sleight of hand tricks, to those institutions that cannot afford to pay for any entertainment, and where, therefore, there would otherwise be no such diversion. Such institutions are usually homes for incurables, hospitals, sailors' havens, and poor houses. Men who have ability to entertain and are willing to do this work should send their names to the chairman of the committee, Claverly...
...football scrimmage yesterday afternoon was extremely poor, possibly because a substitute was played in nearly every position on the first eleven. Neither team was able to score in the ten-minute period. Most of the men who played in the Amherst game last Saturday were given very light practice. While the members of the second squad were passing and punting the ball, Burr gave the ends practice in running down under punts. Later Coach Reid gave Burr some individual instruction in kicking goals, a point in which he was rather weak in the last game. The linemen, under the direction...