Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 20.- Saturday afternoon the 'Varsity rowed three miles on time, which will be their last hard work before the race. The conditions were very poor, with a following wind, rough water, and an ebb tide. As a result the boat was half filled with water during the first mile, and the time was slow. From now on all efforts will be devoted to perfecting the time and uniformity of the swing...
...chief event at Poughkeepsie yesterday was a change at 2 in the 'Varsity boat, where Bull took Thomson's place, in order to give the latter a rest. In the morning the work was poor, but in the afternoon Bull got into the swing, and the boat travelled well in spite of rough water. A three-mile stretch was rowed, followed by short spurts, in which the crew started by stroke's oar without the word...
During the past two years, in seeking for the causes of football defeats, Harvard men have sometimes said that, as a result of the damp, so-called unhealthy condition of Soldiers Field, the teams have bee in poor physical shape for the important games. For the past year or more there has been a good deal written and said about the matter, although very few have had any definite knowledge of the health conditions of the field. As a natural result, many exaggerated and false stories have found their way into the newspapers and unfortunately the belief has gained ground...
Owing to the poor showing of the Pennsylvania crew against the Naval Academy last Saturday, the make-up of the boat will be greatly changed. Megargee and Kregalius, both of whom rowed in last year's eight, have come out for the first time this year, and will greatly strengthen the crew...
...batting strength of the nines was about equal, but in the field Yale was far superior. Poor headwork at critical moments and several inexcusable errors were the cause of the defeat...