Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...races during the first part of the Easter recess the eight showed an ability to maintain a high stroke and to space out well under it. When rowing was recommenced after the vacation, the crew fell into a bad slump. The slide work was poor, the men did not turn well on the catch, and were not effective while the oars were in the water...
...compromise. According to a friend he was returning for a heavier boat, and had reached a point about twenty feet off the shore opposite the Weld Boat Club, when in attempting to turn he capsized. The boat was carried down stream by the wind, and as Parsons was a poor swimmer, he was unable to keep himself afloat until aid reached him. The body was recovered by the police after four hours' dragging, and will be sent to his home in Detroit, probably today...
...team will meet a fairly strong nine which has defeated many of the schools of greater Boston. The University second team had a successful record until last Wednesday, when it was defeated by Phillips Exeter Academy by the score of 9 to 3. The defeat was due largely to poor fielding, and improvement in this department should result in a victory today...
...work of the squad was greatly handicapped owing to poor weather conditions. Coach Donovan, who had charge of the men, planned for morning and afternoon practice each day, but this being impossible under the circumstances, daily practice was held on Johns Hopkins field when the weather and condition of the track permitted. Time trials were held on Wednesday morning and several good performances were made, especially by P. R. Withington '12, H. Jaques, Jr., '11, and H. W. Kelley '11, in the mile, half-mile, and 220-yard dash, respectively...
...cold weather affected the field events especially and the performances were poor except in the hammer-throw. This was won by T. Cable '13 with a throw of 144 feet, 10 inches...