Word: slow
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second day of secret practice for the University eleven yesterday showed but little improvement. On end runs, the interference formed more quickly than usual and afforded better protection to the runner, but on line-plunges the backs were so slow that the holes made for them were closed again before they could reach the line and consequently only very short gains were possible. Also, in handling punts the backs were very poor and fumbled frequently...
...graded and Freshman crews have been developing very slowly of late. The Newell graded eights have gained a long even swing, but have gained this at the expense of snap and life. Any attempt to enliven the work is invariably accompanied by a rushed recovery. The men are slow at both ends of the stroke, especially at the finish. This unsatisfactory work is due very largely to repeated absences of the oarsmen; on several days the first crew has not rowed...
After the changes made last Monday in the orders of the Weld graded crews, the crews will probably remain substantially the same until the race. Too fast a recover and too slow a turn at the finish are errors common to all the eights, but improvement is expected to result from the recent changes in the boats...
...Newell Freshmen are particularly weak at the finish. The Weld Freshmen are not only weak at the finish, but wash the oars out in the middle of the stroke; altogether they seem appreciably less advanced in development than their rivals at the Newell. The chief cause of their slow progress is the lazy irregularity of their work, although there seems to be added to this an unusual inability to master the rudiments of watermanship...
Victory was in no small measure due to Kernan, whose long runs of 40 and 35 yards made Harvard's touchdown possible; his fumble, however, soon after the beginning of the game, was a costly one. Clark and Burgess, at ends, both played well generally, but were slow on punts. A. Marshall did excellent work in his position and Wright showed more energy and fight than he has in any previous game this season. Graydon was consistent in his gains; Marshall ran the team with good judgment and made several brilliant runs after catching punts...