Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Brown played miserably in the field, and was pitiably weak at the bat. The notable exception to the poor play of Brown was Clarke. He supported Gunderson as well as could be desired, and threw to bases beautifully, catching three Harvard men napping. Harvard played a good game with the exception of the third inning, when they went badly to pieces. Smith pitched a good game, and Henshaw caught him finely, and threw to bases well. He also led the nine in batting with an average of 1.000, making a hit for every time at bat. The features...
...been chosen for the ensuing year. The retiring board of officers have, on the whole, made the association a decided success during the last year, but we think there is room for one great improvement. The fact can not be disputed that the luncheons are, as a rule, very poor. Now the price of board is very low, and we feel sure that a large majority of those who board at Memorial would be glad to have the price raised, if a better quality of food could be thus secured. The unusual spectacle of a contested election at Memorial shows...
...come from gentlemen. Then in addition, a man who follows this method shows a lamentable lack of courage. If he wants to spend his hour away from a lecture, the way to do it is to cut, and not to sneak out after a roll-call. This sneaking is poor business, even for freshmen...
...first defeat of the season yesterday afternoon, on Holmes Field, administered by the same nine which gave Harvard its only defeat last season, the Cochituate team. Unlike last year's game, however, which was lost mainly through our inability to hit Bent, yesterday's defeat was caused by poor fielding. To be sure the fielding of the other side was not of the best, but Harvard's errors were more costly. Captain Phillips tried a new arrangement of the men on bases, which cannot be said to have been thoroughly satisfactory, though Phillips, himself, played a good game at third...
Francke, '89, is trying for centre field. He filled that position well last fall. If he does not get on the nine it will be owing entirely to his poor record as a batsman...