Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Several times during the Newark game yesterday afternoon, the spectators-or rather a small number of the spectators-hooted at and applauded poor playing by the visiting team. It is to be hoped that the greater part of the offenders were not students; but unfortunately some of them wore blazers and a part of the blame therefore falls upon the college...
...presumed, were not intentional but were due to thoughtlessness and the excitement of the close contest. Under such circumstances, if an outlet of pent-up enthusiasm is absolutely necessary it can always be found in cheering the good plays instead of in hooting at the poor ones. The sentiment of the college on such matters is too well known to be more elaborately expressed. The men attending the games must understand that such boorishness will not be tolerated, and hereafter any sign of it should be promptly suppressed...
...game was very poor and hardly deserves any mention at all. Neither pitcher could handle the ball and both sides indulged in hard hitting, especially '90, who got an absurdly large number of hits-twenty-one with a total of thirty. Smith played the best game for '89 and saved many runs by stopping hard balls, and gained numerous bases by good sliding. Codman did good work with the bat getting five for ten, six times at the bat. The first inning '90 got only one run, '89 came in and made four runs after two men were...
...this year. Harvard played a good up hill game after the second inning, and the tying of the score was due to steady, cool playing. The work of the infield was good with the exception of the short stop who played a rather listless game. The base running was poor, for the simple reason that the base runners did not pay close attention to the coaching Wilkesbarre got a run in the first on a hit, Cumming's fumble in left field, a passed ball and a sacrifice. She got three more runs in the next inning, three hits being...
...hundred yards-C. H. Sheriil, Jr., '89; time 10 1-5 seconds. F. W. Robinson '89, second by three inches. Sherrill got a poor start, but caught his man at fifty yards and had a very exciting finish with Robinson...