Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...crew was defeated by Groton by a quarter of a length over a mile course on the Nashua River, Saturday afternoon. The race was very close and at no time did either crew have a distinct advantage. The Freshmen caught the water first, and for 300 yards held a slight lead. Here Groton gained and at the half-mile had taken the lead. During the rest of the race, the positions remained practically unchanged...
...Junior crew, under Coach Stephenson, has shown a slight improvement during the past week, but yesterday was easily defeated by the second University eight by six lengths of open water after being given a start of one length. The second University crew stopped at Fairfield street, while the Junior went on to the end of the Basin. After the first minute of rowing the Junior crew went to pieces. The eight is trying to acquire a long, hard finish, with an easy recovery. The Freshman crew is well developed for this time in the season, and should win the race...
...Brookline High School Saturday afternoon in the third game of the year by the score of 6 to 3. In the first inning two singles and an error by Howe gave Brookline two runs. An error by Desha in the third let in Brookline's final run. A slight rally by the College nine in the beginning of the fourth inning brought in its first run. The feature of the game, however, was the eighth inning rally which resulted in five runs. Up to this time the College nine had shown little ability to hit the ball and the fielding...
...weather conditions were very favorable. There was little wind and a slight rain kept the surface of the river calm. The Navy got the better of the start, but the University crew soon made up the slight advantage gained. For the first quarter of a mile, both boats were very even, though the Navy rowed 40 to Harvard's 36. Then by a series of spurts the University crew drew gradually ahead, although at no point of the race did it row as high a stroke as Annapolis. At the mile, the University crew had a lead of several feet...
...standard of attainment, for in the essentials of technique and artistic proficiency,--precision of attack, regard for shading, and euphony between the sections of the orchestra, the performance was the best the writer has ever heard from a college organization. In the Unfinished Symphony, notwithstanding a few slight blemishes, which may readily be condoned when we remember that a flawless rendering of this delicately scored work is expected only from a few orchestras in the world, the conception of the conductor was one of thorough insight, and the playing of the men most creditable for its union of enthusiastic spirit...