Word: soft
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...aggressive style of play. The success of Sawin at left half necessitated the playing of Warren at fullback. All these changes and the presence of a weak left end, degenerated the offensive play of the first eleven to such an extent that only one touchdown was scored. The soft ground and the slippery ball also aided the second eleven by breaking up the interference of the first and eliminating what has been the reliance for long runs...
...annual New England Interscholastic track games were held on Worcester Oval, Saturday afternoon. No records were broken on account of the rain, which made the track heavy and the take-offs soft, but all the times and distances were very good...
...interclass track games were held on Holmes Field, Saturday afternoon. There was a strong wind blowing across the field and the track was very soft on the turns and the back stretch. On this account the times in the longer runs were slow. The games on the whole, however, were encouraging...
...team. The season will open next Saturday with a match against a picked team from around Boston. Owing to the rainy weather practice has been seriously interrupted. It was hoped that Soldiers Field would have been in a fair condition two weeks ago, but the grounds are still too soft for a good crease; despite this fact several of the men had batting and bowling practice during the vacation...
...tennis courts on Jarvis Field have now been marked out and are ready for use. Yesterday afternoon the ground was still a little too soft for accurate judgment in taking swift drives, but use of the courts will remedy this. In case of a sudden freeze, which would stop the use of the courts, a notice will be posted in Leavitt's window...