Word: steadier
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Cutting was not especially steady, but made some fine returns. His lobs were generally ineffective as Pearson returned well. Cutting excelled on backhand strokes, while Pearson was far steadier on his forehand. Both men played in streaks, and both used a high bouncing serve, which Cutting received in the back of the court, while Pearson preferred to play up and take the ball on the top of the bound. Pearson won his games by driving the ball low at the net to Cutting's feet, making it almost impossible for the latter to return...
...often give him a considerable advantage over his opponent, but in Van Vleck, the Yale centre, he will have an exceptionally fast man to contend with. The forwards, Allen and Currie, are rather light, but their speed and agility more than offset their lack of weight. Currie is the steadier player and is the best foul-shooter on the team; Allen is erratic, although his work is often very brilliant...
...high rate of stroke began to tell noticeably on the leading crew. The men were no longer able to respond to the frequent calls for a spurt, and both stroke and No. 7 began to show signs of fatigue. The Claverly crew, on the other hand, rowing a slower, steadier stroke, were still comparatively fresh, and their boat was spacing well. From then on, it was merely a question of whether Claverly could wear down Randolph's lead before the finishing line was reached; this was effected by a final burst of speed just before crossing the line, and Claverly...
...fairly well in getting down under punts, but on the defense Peirce was very weak, the Navy backs circling his end frequently for substantial gains. Butt, who played halfback for the first time, fumbled a good deal, and Cutting, who was put in his place, proved much steadier. None of the backs were able to gain around the Annapolis' ends, Dague and De Mott, who are remarkably good men. Grant's passing was not all that could be desired, but he held his own with Stingluff, a man considerably heavier than...
...four-oar went 2 and 1-2 miles down stream and back. The boat was steadier after the shake-up of yesterday, and considering the poor conditions, the work was very satisfactory...