Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...crew as a whole is keeping better time than it has been, and the boat is kept fairly well on her keel. The time of the port side, however, is poor. The men do not reach very far forward, and in this way shorten the stroke somewhat. Their leg drive is good, but they are still apt to rush at the end of their recover...
...practice games played early in the season with the University nine, the College team has won ten games and lost four. Of these four games three were played before some of the regular team were allowed to play on account of their studies. The nine has been somewhat handicapped by a lack of pitchers, and it was necessary in several of the games for one of the outfielders to pitch. J. Galbraith was in the box for eleven games, eight of which...
Cricket is a sport which has always been in somewhat this position here, and it is probable that the feeling among the players that it didn't affect the University much whether they won or lost, has been responsible for many Harvard defeats in the past. Last year there were a number of exceptionally good and enthusiastic cricketers in college, and the result was that the game had a temporary boom, occupied the minds of a number of men throughout a longer preparation than usual, and finally ended the season with a clean record of victories. This year the example...
...first game in the class baseball series, played on the 'Varsity diamond yesterday, Ninety-nine defeated Ninety-eight by the score of twelve to seven. The game, though somewhat loosely played by both sides, was marked by several brilliant plays by Ninety-nine, and up to the sixth inning, when the Juniors scored five runs, was decidedly interesting. Both Ely and Cochrane gave many bases on balls, but the latter steadied down and pitched effectively for the last three innings. Ely, however, was replaced by Vincent in the seventh inning...
...number of men now rowing at the house is somewhat over a hundred and fifty. This includes a senior, intermediate, junior and second-junior crew, all of which will compete in the June regatta...