Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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This ended the scoring. On the whole '93's work was poor, especially in defense. They tackled high, allowing men to gain yards who should have been thrown at the very outset, and centre men rarely got row enough at any time...
...political reforms necessary in our treatment of the liquor question. We ministers are fanatics on the subject of total abstinence because we see life in many forms, and are forced by our experience into this position. I never took a pledge but once. I had been urging a poor drunken fellow not to drink again for a year, showing him the misery which his habits brought to his wife and children. He answered, "It is all very well for you to talk. Mr. Hale, who can take your glass of wine whenever you like. It is easy...
...Paine's left will be Heffelfinger, and on his right S. Morrison, probably. He has not yet returned to college, but is expected by Nov. 1st. With their three men Yale will have a very strong centre. Beard is now playing in Morrison's peace but he is poor. Hartwell will be at his old position on the left end, and right end will go either to Crosby, who is now playing it or Hinckey, who is to be tried soon. Mills, last year's substitute, is expected to play one of the tackles but for the other a good...
...play throughout was loose. Gage's passing was poor, but that was partly accounted for by the poor fashion in which Shea snapped the ball back, All the first eleven backs fumbled...
...largely to the retirement of Shea, Emmons and Mason that Harvard's poor showing was due. In the last part of the game both ends were very weak, and Williams gained around them by the old criss-cross trick. The centre men played a poor defensive game, and especially during the early part of the game, the visitors had no trouble in forcing their way through. Harvard's tackles played a good, steady game; they were the only men in the rush line whose worked seemed thoroughly effective all through the game. The backs all did well. Gage is improving...