Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...backs were even slower than usual in starting; they hit the line too high and with little impetus, while their formation of interference was as poor as that of several weeks ago. This was much in evidence, although in this instance it was not so much the fault of the backs as a failure on the part of the line men to block off, when Parker was forced to run 55 yards alone. He broke through the line clearly and eluded the full-back, but was caught and tackled beautifully by Gerrish Newell. Aside from this run and Dibblee...
SECTION II.J. C. Davis Sp. '99, P. W. Long '98, H. C. Ffoulke '98, W. L. Mowell '99, H. V. Poor 1901, A. Michelson...
...played his poorest game of the season. At full-back, he muffed punts continually, once allowing the 'Varsity to regain the ball on two successive kicks, which brought it from the centre of the field to the 5-yard line. It was virtually through their kicking and Brown's poor work that the 'Varsity succeeded in pushing the ball over the second's line for three touchdowns...
This short sketch gives but a poor idea of the broad general usefulness of Houston Hall to the University. It has already a membership of 1410, hardly one year from the time of its opening...
Daniel Denny, senior member of the firm of Denny, Poor and Co., died in New York on the 14th instant, after a very short illness. Mr. Denny was born in 1835 and graduated at Harvard in 1854. He then went into business. His widow, two daughters and a son survive...