Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Adams is also a hard player, a good tackle and a hard rusher; he cannot judge kicks and is uncertain...
Wadsworth is very uncertain, tackles hard and well at times and occasionally plays very well. He is apt to leave his end uncovered and is difficult to coach...
...varsity succeeded in making three touchdowns during the twenty minutes the game lasted. The playing was very uncertain. At times the 'varsity would gain fifteen or twenty yards by a compact interference, and again their backs would be downed with loss. This was due to the fact that each player does not yet understand his part in the work of blocking off. This fault can be done away with only by practice...
...inexcusable errors. Ninety-seven, although victorious, played a comparatively poor game. They had few chances to show their ability in fielding on account of the weakness of the Tufts freshmen at the bat, but when an opportunity was offered, their work, with few exceptions, was loose and uncertain. They batted hard, but this was due to a great extent to the ineffectiveness of the Tufts pitcher. The inferiority of their opponents in the two last games has caused the players to become somewhat careless in their work. This indifference should be remedied by contesting with stronger teams. The score...
...junior crew is badly handicapped by the loss of Peabody, stroke, and Potter, No. 6. The latter has bronchitis, while the former has had to give up rowing on account of a strain received in practice Wednesday. It was uncertain last night just what the make-up of the boat will be. Capen will probably row in the place of Potter, while stroke is undecided...