Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...shorten. Marvin and Byrd in the middle of the boat are tall men and have had some experience in four rowing; both row a fairly long stroke. Robinson at bow is a new man; he rowed bow on the Weld '98 crew last year and is strong but slow...
...Varsity, composed chiefly of substitutes, lined up for a couple of lively halves with the second in which the play, though marked by occasional streaks of brilliant work, was as a whole slow and discouraging. The plays were run off poorly, there was a confusion of signals, and the backs in general showed poor headwork in their running...
...will be no sweeping change of system as in the past-that on the contrary the principles which served as a pattern for rowing instruction last year will be strictly adhered to this year, and if there be any change whatever, it will be in the line of the slow growth and development of that system. There are no more rowing revolutions in sight at any rate...
...played but one regular game this season, it is difficult to make a trustworthy comparison between it and the Freshman eleven. Though the practice games against the substitutes were at first very loose and the interference slow and ragged, the team work has improved very much of late. The eleven has been greatly weakened by the loss of the ends, Beardsell and Clarke, who will be unable to play on account of injuries received in practice, and the loss of Gray and Livermore who are playing with the second 'Varsity. For a class eleven, the line is very light...
Though at first the prospects were very encouraging, the work of the team has lately been rather poor. The backs and interference seem slow in starting and do not strike the line with any force. However, the personnel of the team is quite strong and their showing would seem to depend on their success in getting well together in the team play...