Word: slow
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University crew was given a long row yesterday afternoon down to the basin and back again above the boathouse. A slow stroke was practised to give the men better control, and special attention was paid to correcting the tendency to rush the slides. Tappan was put back in his former position at two, where Farley has been rowing for the last week. No changes have been made in the order of the four...
...Freshman team has played a very uneven game throughout the season, and frequent changes have been necessary in many positions. Fischel, centre fielder, covers his position well and throws in accurately. Although a fairly good hitter, he is apt to misjudge the ball and is slow in running bases. Ware, left fielder, fields and throws well. He is a strong hitter, but is a reckless base-runner. McNeil, in right field, bats fairly well, but is not a good thrower and is slow in the field and on the bases. Thomas, at third base, is erratic in fielding and throwing...
...University eight. Farley and Bacon have been moved up from the four-oar and are now rowing at two and six, respectively on the University crew. These changes have made the boat somewhat unsteady, but in short stretches fairly good form and speed have been shown. A slow stroke of not over twenty-four is being tried in order to break the men of the habit of rushing the recovery and especially the slides...
...graded crew race yesterday afternoon, which was rowed upstream over the mile and seven-eighths course, the second Freshman crew easily defeated the Weld graded crew by five lengths and the second Sophomores by eight lengths. The slow time, 10 minutes and 47 seconds, was due to the unfavorable weather conditions. The Freshmen's victory was due to all round superiority which was shown by their smooth form and strong drive at the finish. The graded crew, which had rowed together for the first time on Wednesday, was rough, and did not pull well together. The Sophomores' stroke was short...
Princeton, N. J., May 17.--The Princeton baseball team defeated Lehigh in a slow game here this afternoon by a score of 12 to 3. Princeton's victory was due to superior hitting. Both teams made numerous errors, largely because of the wet field...