Word: slump
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...although the first Newell has more experienced oarsmen than the first Weld. The chief fault of the first Weld is its slow, lifeless stroke, which causes the men to hang at the full reach and to lack leg-drive. The first Newell has more snap, but is inclined to slump and to wash out at the finish...
...practice yesterday showed a decided slump in the playing. The second eleven kept the ball in the first's territory most of the time, and scored a touchdown on a 70 yard run by Mackay. The game was often delayed by interference and offside play in the line. The backs were slow in starting and did not keep their feet well; and the interference was late in forming and did not hold together. The first team's line did not hold on punts and allowed the second to break through and block several kicks. There was again far too much...
...their positions to the best advantage. The players have not been subjected to such severe tests last year's games with Georgetown, Princeton and Holy Cross, but in the present season they have shown no tendency to go to pieces at critical times. That there has been no decided slump in their work is no doubt due to the large number of experienced players...
Brown lost to Harvard 3 to 1 in the first game but played well. Since then, bad defeats by Pennsylvania and Holy Cross have indicated a slump in the work of the team. An easy game today can not be expected, however, as Harvard has not been able to hit Washburn successfully...
...make many hits, and in spite of slow pitching only three men batted consistently. What hitting was done, however, was hard and timely. The base running showed too much hesitancy, which would have been costly against a good team. Harvard's playing was, on the whole, a decided slump from the showing made against Pennsylvania...