Word: slow
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...three places in the pole vault, and two out of three places in the hammer throw, shot put and broad jump. No scoring was done in the meet but every contestant who won one of the first three places in any event received a medal. The events were uniformly slow, and no one feature stood out prominently...
...same time the coaches corrected the faults of individuals. There were no opportunities for long runs or spectacular plays, but two or three pretty forward passes were successfully completed. Though the work was light, the men were kept on the go all the time and not allowed to slow up during the time of the practice...
...from the level of last season's condition, and the team is not what it should be physically at this time of the year. The late start this year, fully two weeks behind Harvard's get-off, did not do us any good, and the squad has been slow in rounding into shape for the crucial game of the year. I do not consider the eleven I have at this time the equal of the team that defeated Harvard last fall...
...roused to any great pitch of emotion. Miss Mackay's Anne Bullen could hardly have been bettered, portraying as it did the willful, attractive personality of Henry's second wife. But the master characterization of all was Lyn Harding's King Henry. The easy going, blustering, good-natured king, slow to anger, but strong in his wrath when aroused, was played to perfection by an actor who should be used to playing parts that way. The remainder of the cast, with the unfortunate exception of the Duke of Buckingham, were no more than adequate...
...opening game with Gettysburg last Monday, the Cornell eleven showed themselves able to gain over their lighter opponents, but the backs did not get away very fast. The ends also were slow in getting down under the punts. They handled the ball cleanly, however, in spite of a wet field, and followed it closely. Several forward passes were executed for long gains. Cornell's penalties were so heavy that they lost several touchdowns as a result. As a whole, however, the team's play was satisfactory and gives promise of becoming a strong aggregation later in the season...