Word: slow
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...showing of the graded crews this fall has been very poor. Scarcely enough men have reported at either boathouse to form two crews, so the development has necessarily been slow. Both boats have shown a tendency to hang at the catch, and space poorly, but the Newell crew has been together longer, and therefore has a better rhythm and can keep the shell on a more even keel. A number of the men rowed on the same dormitory crew, and their improvement in the last few days has been more rapid, so that the Newell crew is expected...
...scrimmage was slow, due to the fact that the coaches continually interrupted the plays to give the men individual attention. The University team was on the offence all the time and tried a great variety of open plays. Corbett and T. Frothingham were excused from practice and their places were taken by Graustein and Wendell. Perkins played centre, since the injury which he received day before yesterday was not as serious as was at first thought. H. C. Leslie was out in football clothes, but did no heavy work...
...match between G. W. Wightman '12 and A. R. Suckley '14 was also close, but each man played very carefully, and although there were several interesting rallies, the match was, on the whole, slow and uninteresting...
...secret practice for the University football team yesterday consisted of a short formation drill for the linemen, and blocking practice for the ends. After the elementary work, the second team was called into the Stadium, and in the long scrimmage that followed the University team played a decidedly slow and sluggish game. The coaches followed the plays closely, often interrupting to explain points and technicalities...
...scrimmage the first team backfield was slow in starting, and fumbled continually. The ends showed the effects of their coaching, getting down under punts quickly and permitting few gains around them...