Word: steadier
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...badly damaged recently by being scratched, while passing under the new bridge by a sunken pile. E. Storrow is acting as stroke. The junior boat has made wonderful progress and will give all the crews a hard struggle. The men are well together and their shell is growing steadier every...
...Heffelefinger (1), Gill (4), Morrison (1), Rhodes (1). From these touchdowns, Morrison, half-back on last year's Exeter eleven, now filling the same place on the Yale team, kicked ten goals. The Yale rush line was vastly superior to Wesleyan's, being heavier and playing a much steadier and more vigorous game. The best work for Yale was done by Wurtemburg, Corbin and Gill...
...batting. The confidence of the University in the ability of the nine, though somewhat shaken by the defeat at New Haven two weeks ago, has been fully restored by the splendid work in the last two Princeton games. The batting in particular has greatly improved, while the fielding is steadier and more accurate. The game with Yale next Saturday will be the most important, if not the decisive game of the year. We must win it if we hope to get the championship. The enthusiasm of the college is at a high pitch, and the nine may be sure...
...half-mile flag, Columbia, if anything, had the advantage, although from the steamboats the boats appeared to be literally neck and neck. At this point both crews were in excellent rowing form. Harvard's work seemed somewhat steadier, however, and to an observer they hardly seemed to be making as much exertion as were their blue and white antagonists...
...word more. The cheering must be better than it has been of late, slower, steadier, and more united. Let those who lead the cheering bear in mind that the Harvard cry consists of three times three 'rahs, with a short pause after every third 'rah, while in the Yale cheer the 'rahs occur in quick succession. And now '90, do your best hit the ball hard and doubtless to-night will be one of great rejoicing in Cambridge...