Word: spiritless
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...seven has made the feeblest initial effort to produce a nine. Of course the matter rests entirely with the class. There is no compulsion in the matter. If they are willing to have their record the poorest in many years, if they wish to incur the reputation of being spiritless, they have full power. And yet the rest of the University cannot look on with indifference while they take such a course. Harvard's prospects in baseball have not been so gloomy for years as they are at present. Part of the responsibility for the reputation which Harvard shall gain...
...realize and appreciate the need of constant and careful practice for the Yale game. Their slow development during the early part of the season was due principally to the fact that the majority of the candidates had nothing especial for which to work and their playing was of course spiritless. Now that a more definite system of work has been decided upon the results are, in the main, decidedly more satisfactory...
...considering that the latter presented practically the team which held the 'varsity down to ten points. That the score was not as large as the apparent advantages of the B. A. A. seemed to warrant, was due to the fact that their general team play was slow and spiritless, and in marked contrast with their work on Tuesday. Their strength and experience were, most noticeable in their interference which the freshmen were unable to break. All the halfbacks played well, but Peter and McNear especially distinguished themselves. The general work of the freshmen showed an improvement over previous games...
...there is so much criticism of the nine floating about I think it is only fair that the other side be looked at. The college should keep in view that nine men can not win a Yale game; but nine hundred and nine can. If the nine plays a spiritless game, as has been alleged, it doesn't make matters better to sit up in your room and smoke and growl. If the college shows spirit the nine can't help but do so. One would think the whole college was trying for the glee club, the way men save...
...follow its usual rule yesterday of playing a good game after a bad one. Such work as that of yesterday will never win a Yale game. A strong wind was blowing across the field all the time, but this only palliates, and does not excuse, the wretchedly weak and spiritless play of the whole team. With two singles, one in the third and one in the fifth, the visitors made five runs. Such a record speaks for itself. The game opened miserably, with two errors by Howe, which, together with a base on balls, gave the visitors...