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Word: poorly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...throughout the whole race. In the last quarter Princeton increased the stroke and drew up rapidly, but Columbia had sufficient reserve force to keep the lead. At the finish. three was no open water between the three boats. Although weather conditions were good, the time, 9m., 53s., was very poor being 23 seconds behind the record...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Columbia Victor in Triangular Race | 5/20/1912 | See Source »

...deceased was a good enough fellow, but addicted to awful poor jokes. He used to always pretend after he had lost a ball game to any of our teams, that he hadn't lost-it at all, and of course this doesn't bother us at all, because we know all about it, but it don't look right to the outside world that is scrutinizing us close. He never beat us once, but from what he printed you'd think we never got a game, and that the Lampoon had about the classiest gang of pill-casters that ever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Te Morituri Salute" | 5/15/1912 | See Source »

...nominal daily investment in the effective use of an oil-cart on the street near the field. Or, if it is not within the province of the Association to provide some remedy from its own funds, it certainly is its duty to see that this conspicuous emblem of poor management is somehow destroyed once...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOMNOLENCE. | 5/2/1912 | See Source »

...feet, 4 1-2 inches. Pennsylvania won the two and four-mile relays and the hammer-throw, while Yale carried off first in the pole-vault and second in the hammer-throw. There was no remarkable work in any of the events, as weather conditions were very poor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pennsylvania Relay Carnival Results | 4/29/1912 | See Source »

...University team has not progressed as fast in its playing as at this time last year. The men have not been playing well together and the base running has been poor. Felton, whom it was thought would be the mainstay in the box, has been very wild, and in the three games in which he has pitched has given a total of 26 bases on balls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FIRST HOME GAME TODAY AT 4 | 4/23/1912 | See Source »

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