Word: slow
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...being done at the same time, and then follows the slide forward, in which the ingenuity of Mr. Cook excels. Instead of the eight men letting their bodies move gradually forward on the slides, allipull on their stretchers, making the first part of the slide very rapid, while they slow down just before finishing the slide, so as to avoid a sudden stop with its accompanying jar and retarding of the boat...
...game and would have been more effective had he not given so many bases on balls. Corbett caught and was undoubtedly not in good practice. The outfield had nothing to do and so could make no errors. The team ran bases fairly well but their general play was very slow. The men were slow in taking their places and caused the game to drag. The nine had little difficulty in hitting the ball and batted well. The teams were as follows...
...Hovey shortly afterwards caught him. Meanwhile Murphy struck out and then Moore followed suit. For Harvard Dean made a two bagger and was caught trying to come home on a passed ball. Mason went out on a hit to infield. Trafford and Hovey made hits, but Alward's slow grounder to first prevented them from being...
...Harvard, Dean got his base on balls and at once stole second by a pretty slide. Hallowell made a beautiful sacrifice, with a slow grounder to Ganzel, sending Dean to third. Hovey made a base hit on which Dean scored. Hovey was out, Lake to Long, on an attempt to steal second. Trafford made a hit and went to second on Frothingham's base on balls. Dickinson knocked a long fly between left and centre which both men ran for and Sullivan finally muffed, letting Trafford home...
...Ellsworth. He is slow at the beginning of the recover, does not get his body away before his slide, reaches around with his outside shoulder, and is apt to be behind...