Word: slow
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...week until the end of November when there will be a hare and hound run for which prizes will be offered. The first run will be for three miles with no break, and the distance will be gradually increased until the squad is divided into a fast and a slow division...
...this signal practice the men worked well together and the interference formed smoothly and compactly. Ristine was a little unsteady in starting with the interference, and Blagden and Barnard were slow in getting into the plays. Baldwin ran the team with spirit and got into the interference in good style. Lee ran well and put much strength into the plays. Campbell was fast and accurate in getting down under punts...
...consequently often drawn away from the play. Blagden, however, paid not enough attention to his opponent and allowed him to slip through frequently. Cooper got down well under punts, but showed too much eagerness in interfering with a free catch. Clark was quick to recover the ball but was slow in getting down the field. Barnard did not get his man out of the plays. The three centre men, however, worked together with more speed than heretofore...
Individual criticism is of little value, for the team as a whole made no pretence at co-operation. Barnard, Greene and Roberts were all clearly outplayed by weaker and lighter opponents, and were of no use to the backs. Cutts was stronger than his opponent, but was so slow that he could open no holes. Blagden, however, played a faster game than usual. He charged fiercely and tackled runners for losses twice. Both tackles were failures in the tackles-back formation. Campbell and Clark were very slow in getting down under punts, and on the offence were unable to afford...
...were run off in a slipshod fashion with no concerted action in starting. On line plays the backs straggled into the holes in a hesitating way that put no force into the attack, and on end runs, with one exception, formed no interference. On the offense the line was slow, and neither opened holes nor helped the runners. On the defense the men did as well as usual, but this made up in no way for the unusual weakness of the attack...