Word: poorness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...cricket team was defeated by the Brockton eleven, at Brockton, Saturday. The score was Harvard 20, Brockton 70, for 6 wickets. The poor showing of the Harvard eleven is probably accounted for by the fact that Comfort, Lippincott and Garrett, three of the best bats on the team, did not arrive until Harvard's innings was over...
Hayes fumbled several times again, a fault that ought to have been corrected long ago. His trying to kick goals was exceedingly poor, though perhaps excusable owing to his lack of practice in this work...
Gonterman also made the second touchdown after Williams had made a poor attempt to punt...
Yesterday afternoon the ninety-seven eleven played two short halves with the Hopkinson School team. The playing on both sides was poor but ninety-seven was especially weak. The junior backs fumbled inexcusably and the interference was poor. Kernan scored for ninety-seven in the first two minutes of the game by a line play and a missed tackle. After that neither side scored...
...first part of the second half Harvard played very poor ball. The snap of the first half was entirely lacking. Finally after 10 minutes Holt got the ball on a fumble when it was on Amherst's 15 yard line. Davis made two short gains through the hole which Holt made for him, and then C. Brewer made a touchdown, but failed to kick the goal...