Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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After a quarter of an hour of fairly lively play the men stopped; but after a five minute rest went to work again and played till five o'clock. At times the 'varsity eleven played quickly; but as a general thing the men were very slow in lining up. The second eleven used the wedge occasionally to advantage. The 'varsity also called back its ends occasionally; but the men seemed unused to the play and did not carry it out effectively...
Potter, Eddy and Murchie all showed improvement in the steadiness of their play and held their men pretty well. In the first half it seemed almost as if '95 were playing without end rushers. Boyden was slow and allowed himself to be turned in almost every time. Later in the game, however, he improved and did some hard, clean work. He is a conscientious worker but does not understand what...
...WHITMAN,Temp. Captain.HARE AND HOUNDS. - There will be a slow run today starting...
...COSTIGAN, JR., '92.PERLEY L. HORNE, '92.HARE AND HOUNDS. - There will be a slow run on Thursday...
Other articles which Harvard men might enjoy (for we need not mention "Harry's Career at Yale," which, like Pope's snake, "drags its slow length along") are "The Running Broad Jump" by Malcolm W. Ford, and "A Plea for style in Boxing" by Wenona Gilman...