Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...track on Holmes Field is in very poor condition, grass having grown in many parts during the summer...
...grounder, took third on a passed ball, and came home on a sacrifice hit. Score Brown 1; Harvard 0. In extenuation of Winslow's error, it should be said that when at the bat, in the first half of the inning, he was hit in the head by a poor pitch by Gunderson, and had to stop playing for fully five minutes. After this, Brown was unable to score until the ninth innings, being entirely unable to hit Winslow's bewildering curves...
...eight pounds lighter than the '87 freshman crew, and four pounds lighter than the '86 crew. After getting on the water, the crew developed many bad faults; the men rushed the recover and hung badly at both ends of the stroke, they slumped on the finish, their time was poor, and they failed to get in their weight. It can not be expected that a freshman crew will row in anything like perfect form; but after making due allowance for this, the outlook was discouraging. The men seemed to work hard and conscienciously without making much improvement...
...slide in coming forward has been to a great extent over-come; but more improvement in this particular is necessary. The slump at the finish has been partly overcome, though some of the men, especially 3, need to pay strict attention to this point. The time is still poor, and the crew as a whole rows short. The men (except bow and stroke) still swing back too far, and when they get back they jerk in their hands badly instead of flnishing smoothly. This failure to row smoothly applies all through the stroke and, to a greater or less extent...
...played this year, and if it had not been for its splendid fielding and heavy batting we should have lost more than one game simply through this fault. There are doubtless, reasons why every man cannot be a good base runner, but there is no excuse for the poor coaching, which has cost us many a run this season. If there is anything which disgusts spectators it is to see a man fail to make a base when opportunity is offered, or try to run more bases than his hit will give him, or, worst of all, caught nap ping...