Word: slowness
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Everybody's-"A Slow Man," by F. E. Poole '92; "Arthur Pue Gorman, Br'e'r Fox." by E. M. Kingsbury...
...game the base-running was discouraging, as the men watched the ball instead of running hard. In fielding, the work was good at times, but on the whole uncertain. The most encouraging feature of the game was the throwing which was fairly accurate, although the men are still slow in getting the ball...
...boats are still unsteady owing to irregularity at the catch. The men are slow about getting their hands away at the finish of the stroke, and don't shove the legs down firmly. The fault of hanging at the catch so noticeable last week is much improved...
...over-hauled and will be launched in a few days. Beginning last Monday, the University crew squad has been rowing in barges. Three provisional eights have been maintained with little change during the week, the remainder of the squad rowing in pair-oars. The stroke has been kept very slow, seldom above 20 to the minute, and some improvement in the direction of a gradual and steady recover is already evident...
...stroke is still very slow. A bad "hang" before the catch is noticeable, but this fault is to be expected in the effort to acquire the more deliberate recovery. The launch "John Harvard" will not be used before Monday...