Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...present it is impossible to tell how the University team will be made up, but a slight outline of the leading candidates may be given. There are thirty-one players on the first squad, nine of whom have won their "H." G. G. Browne '10 will undoubtedly hold his position at left end, while F. de H. Houston '10, R. C. Brown '10, F. S. Blanchard '10, and H. A. Rogers '11, seem to be the most likely candidates for the other end. Captain Fish '10 and R. G. McKay '11, who is eligible, will make an extremely formidable pair...
...does not seem to get his shoulders on very well at the catch, and Lunt's finish is not yet satisfactory. The whole crew is inclined to tear at the water at the catch instead of dropping the oars in quickly without jerking. In spite of these slight faults, however, the crew continues to show marked improvement with every row. The Freshman eight did no harder work than in the morning, with the exception of one racing start with the stroke at 40, the boat going especially well. After covering about two miles, the three fours lined...
...from the Yale crews of other years. The men seem to row shorter, and the long, hard catch and finish are not so pronounced as in former years. The crew is very well together, and a well-balanced and smoothly-moving combination, although a sinking of the boat and slight check between strokes is perceptible...
...closing he spoke of the elective system. A man should have complete mastery of one subject and a slight knowledge of several. The best guide in this is the Degree with Distinction, in any subject, but preferably not too closely allied with the study which is to be your life work...
...succession, one a three-bagger, by Hicks, brought in two runs. Aronson opened the fourth inning with another three-base hit, and scored on Dana's single. When the fifth began, White was seen in Cunningham's place, and the latter retired to right field. White was only a slight improvement, and allowed four of the nine hits made by the University team. Dana scored Harvard's last run on Reed's wild throw into the bleachers...