Word: slump
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...baseball team took a decided slump, losing to both Tufts and Andover with Mackay pitching in the first, and Jackson in the second game. The batting and fielding were miserable, Yale getting only three hits at Andover. It is only justice to the batteries to say that with any kind of hitting they would have...
...fast and effective team. The new men showed up well, and it became evident that there would be considerable competition for many of the positions. The game with the University of Maine on October 3 and the defeat by Andover a week later showed an unexpected but very decided slump, and those characteristics which have been and are today the weak points of the team then made their first appearance. Chief among the defects is the lack of fight when the opponents are carrying the ball, which was very conspicuous, in last Saturday's game with Carlisle. The defense...
...University team is still weak in batting and lately has had little success in bunting, because of a tendency to start to run before hitting the ball. In the last two weeks the nine has also taken a slump in fielding, the chief trouble being that the men hurry the plays. The last two or three games have afforded little chance for base-running, because of poor work...
...city last Wednesday, saw Harvard play the most listless baseball that has been seen here this season. When a nine has done well during the year, it may seem to some unnecessary to criticize it adversely for one bad game, but it is only in the hope that the slump may be recognized and checked in time that these lines are written...
...into the ways of a third rate eleven. Dropping punts, bad fumbling and slow interference are all characteristic of the team at times. These defects were the cause of their defeat by Brown, and were prominent in the game with Annapolis. In these games the men took a decided slump, the line was almost helpless on both offense and defense, and the plays lacked dash and vim. This was due in part to the injuries of the men, as a short rest brought about a noticeable change in the team. In the game with Columbia last Saturday, Pennsylvania played...