Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...slow hunt had been decided upon and G. Batchelder as master of the hounds kept his pack together very satisfactorily. The day was perfect for the sport and the enthusiasm of the runners made the pace sharp...
...very plucky game keeping the ball in Exeter's territory a large part of the time. For Ninety-five the back play of Wrenn, Whitman and Brown was very good and in the line Potter, Davis and Murchie did the best work. The team work of Exeter was slow but they rushed very well and their best work was done by Whitehead, Thomas, Matthews and Arnold, and in the line the three centre men played a very good and strong game. Harvard started the game with a V and in a very short time made their only touch down...
Right guard, Teele. He is loosely built, rather heavy and seems to try but is slow in getting through and making holes...
...rush-line was as usual slow in lining up and in breaking Wesleyan's wedge. They lost five yards several times for offside play and holding. They had no trouble in getting through the Wesleyan's forwards and in preventing the quarter-back from putting the ball cleanly into play. The result was that only twice did a Wesleyan back make anything like a consider able gain; while in most of the cases Wesleyan had to surrender the ball on four downs...
...seniors, on the other hand, did not show corresponding improvement. They were slow behind the line, and very weak in the centre. The team has been playing in very hard luck, the whole season, and man after man has been laid off on account of injuries. Yesterday, in the line, Gray at left end had hardly recovered from his injury of Thursday; Weed at tackle suffered from a very severe blow in the chest; Hunt, at centre, has had water on the knee; Watriss came in at the last minute to play right guard in the place of Stearns...