Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After the good showing of the past week, the game was especially disappointing. The three touchdowns scored were due chiefly to the poor work of the Newton backs and to Draper's poor kicking, while Harvard gained but little ground by aggressive play...
...second half Harvard scored again, and nothing further of interest occured except when Newton rushed the ball through centre close enough to Harvard's line for an attempt at a goal from the field. The kick was a poor one, however, and the ball was soon carried back to the middle of the field...
...second, on the part of the Harvard team. The credit was, however, wholly due to Wrightington's steady work and Brown's long punts. The most conspicuous weakness was on the ends, where Newton was again and again allowed to make material gains, owing chiefly to Harvard's poor tackling...
...spoke of the establishment of the present system of chapel worship and the opportunities and advantages for students in the means afforded for intercourse with the prominent men of all denominations. Dr. Walcott confined himself to the medical side of student life. A reference which he made to the poor gymnastic equipment of his day, whieh was supplemented by poorer shefls that managed, nevertheless, to beat Yale, was loudly applauded...
...this is the spirit that is shown by the base ball men today we have every reason to hope for victory. But if we are beaten the disgrace of defeat falls upon all the students alike. If on the contrary we lose the game by poor playing and needless errors, the disgrace falls chiefly upon the men who are most directly to blame, although the sting of the defeat will be shared by the students in general. We wish Captain Dean and his men all success in the great game...