Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...against the wishes of the judges to choose a play which lacks the striking characteristics of the past productions which ran 10, 5, and 12 weeks respectively. The fact that the course in Dramatic Technique was given for but half of last year accounts, in part, for the poor yield of good plays...
...avail and the eleven played to a no score tie with the University of Maine. The chief weakness lay in the backfield which was far below expectations, while the line, although it held the Maine eleven scoreless showed that great improvement was also necessary in this department. This poor showing resulted in another week of gruelling practice at the end of which Yale showed marked improvement in her attack and general play against Lafayette on October 11. The ends were still rather weak, both Carter and Avery showing need of improvement while on the other hand Captain Ketcham and Cornish...
...departments of the game in which Yale had before been seriously lacking. This was, especially true in the case of the forward pass, which netted many long gains. The progress of the team could hardly be noticed in the game against Washington and Jefferson on account of the poor condition of the playing field. The Yale team excelled in rushing through the line and in kicking. The surprise of the season came when Colgate won a 16-6 victory over the Yale eleven. The Colgate attack was powerful and sustained and this combined with fumbles on the part of Talbot...
...boathouse. L.S. Chanler '14, the most experienced single sculler on the squad, finished first with two lengths of open water between him and the second man, Captain Reynolds. H.A. Murray '15 was third, beating out L. Saltonstall '14 in the last few strokes. H. Middendorf '16, who had a poor start came in last...
...University football team opened practice with what is without doubt one of the most brilliant backfields in the country, its one vulnerable point being the quarterback position. The material for this in comparison with the other three backs, has seemed rather poor; yet the immense improvement shown by Freedley and more particularly by Logan in the recent games, seems to indicate no lack of good generalship in the Princeton contest...