Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Freshman crew began regular training yesterday afternoon. The men were divided into squads of ten to twelve men each and temporary squad leaders were appointed. The work yesterday consisted of fifteen minutes light exercise in the Gymnasium, followed by a slow run of half a mile. Rowing will begin as soon as the machines in the rowing room can be put in order, which will probably be in a day or two. Twelve more men joined the squad in addition to those whose names have already been published, making 165 in all. They were...
...attitude toward her own team is something which it is unreasonable for any outsider to question, but that it implies any criticism of her opponents, or disparages in any way the splendid record of the Yale team, is far from the truth. Harvard has not in the past been slow to admire manly qualities in any adversary, and it is a mistake to think that she grudges the tribute...
...game between Scrub No. 1 and the Concord High Academy and Athletic Club eleven, resulted in a tie, 4 to 4 The game was slow and uninteresting...
...there could be no comparison-Harvard played with eleven men, Pennsylvania with an eleven. But for the individual work of Dibblee, Garrison and Parker, Harvard could never have scored; while in every score made by Pennsylvania it can justly be said that every man had a part. Harvard's slow, careless playing was taken advantage of by Pennsylvania many times...
...felt that Harvard was outclassed. Had the men played with the dash they showed in parts of the Brown, the Cornell and the Wesleyan games, they might have won; but they were incapable of it. Harvard, try hard as she would, was not able to get out of that slow gait, while the Pennsylvania men were quick, snappy and ever active. It may be that the Harvard men were not over-trained, but something certainly was the matter...