Word: slump
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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These figures mean that four out of five stood in a bad posture and that the college slump, instead of being bad, is very much of a reality...
...hour of lively practice yesterday afternoon the University hockey team demonstrated that Saturday's defeat was not the beginning of a slump, but much hard work will be necessary during the next few days if the remaining games with Yale and Princeton are to result satisfactorily. Coach Winsor gave the players 20 minutes of shooting and passing in which the team had made a weak showing at New Haven. A half hour scrimmage followed between the first team and a team composed of the B. A. A. line and the second University defence. A considerable improvement in team play...
...team B the stars were W. O. P. Morgan '18 and R. Baldwin '17. The former played an aggressive game throughout and the latter seems to have recovered from his slump in form of a few weeks ago. That the substitutes were unable to score is due to the strong defence of team A, for T. C. Thacher '18 and Captain Morgan broke up so many plays that few got by to Wylde in goal...
...next game with Pennsylvania on November 18, the University players showed a slight slump in form and were swept off their feet by the visiting team in the last few minutes of play, the final score standing 3 to 2 in Pennsylvania's favor. This proved to be the last defeat, however, for the team came back in splendid fashion and defeated Yale and Dartmouth by the scores of 2 to 0 and 2 to 1, respectively. Both games were very fast and both were good exhibitions of unified playing...
PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 17, 1916.--The Yale football eleven which arrived here today seems to have recovered from its slump, and is in fine trim for the game with Princeton tomorrow. Legore, who was most affected, has recovered completely. Smith, Neville, and Jaques will probably start in the backfield...