Word: slow
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Although the Freshmen won by so large a score, their work on the whole was not very encouraging, as the fielding, especially that of the infield, was inaccurate, the baserunning very erratic and the bunting a failure when needed. In the outfield also the men were still slow in starting. At bat, however, there was encouraging improvement, and the throwing was also better. Except for the three bases on balls which he allowed, Burns pitched a fairly good game and showed up well at critical times. St. Mark's playing was marked by inability to bat and by weakness...
...work, and has lost most of the games played this spring. The Second nine during the past few days, has improved in both batting and fielding, but has fallen off noticeably in ability to bunt, and in the practice game played with the Freshmen yesterday their base-running was slow and careless...
...score of 5 goals to 1. Harvard lost the game chiefly by the poor stick work of the whole team and by a lack of aggressiveness on the part of the attack; for, although the defense played a fairly good game, on the attack the men were exceedingly slow and inaccurate in shooting, and there was little team play. Penhallow played a strong, fast game on the attack and Tomlinson guarded goal well. The University of Pennsylvania won by superior stick work and team play...
...work of all three boats at the Newell has been poor, and the men have improved very little. All the crews show the common faults of washing out at the finish, and they are also slow at the catch...
...good physical condition. The chief fault of the defense, which has been greatly strengthened during the last few days, is the tendency to wait too long before blocking an opponent's advance. In the use of their bodies, also, the men are still slow. Although the attack is fairly strong, there is still a decided lack of team-work. The passing, though inaccurate at times, has greatly improved and is now fairly fast. Mr. J. A. Leighton of Hobart College, R. Wynne '02M., a member of last year's team, and Mr. H. McConaghy, of the Crescent Athletic Club...