Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Davis 1900 won the spring tennis tournament yesterday, defeating R. A. Bidwell '99 three straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, 10-8. Bidwell was helpless in the first two sets; he continually drove into the net or out of the court, while Davis played a slow, steady game, never allowing himself to be pushed and with Bidwell fully under his control...
Fish won by a pretty spuit on the home stretch. Bremer finished strongly a yard behind Fish. He was forced to slow up on the final turn and was consequently late in beginning his spurt. S. H. Bush 1901 was a close third...
...interclass track games were held on Holmes Field, Saturday afternoon. There was a strong wind blowing across the field and the track was very soft on the turns and the back stretch. On this account the times in the longer runs were slow. The games on the whole, however, were encouraging...
...pitching, and from these men the regular pitchers will be chosen. Stearns is doing the best work. He is left-handed, has a good delivery and good control, but his arm is not particularly strong. Foster is not so speedy but has better control. Galbraith depends upon a slow ball; his delivery is puzzling. It is very probable that the 'Varsity pitchers will be borrowed for the more important games. Simpson is the only catcher out at present. Before he came out it was necessary to borrow a catcher from the 'Varsity or Freshman squad...
...team, as a whole, is fielding very well, but the batting is not what it should be. The infield plays a pretty steady though rather slow game. In the outfield, the men are fairly sure on fly balls but, with the exception of Sears, do not cover enough ground...