Word: weaker
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...present apparent listlessness of the nine, and its consequent defeat by weaker teams is discouraging, students should remember that the surest way to overcome it is by their own show of interest in baseball. The zeal of the nine will be in proportion to the interest which the University feels in them; and the test of this lies in attendance at the games, and not in adverse criticism. The University has a right to demand much of the nine; but disappointment and a certain measure of disgust must not make it forget the right of a representative nine to hearty...
...defensive play, the Harvard centre has been weaker than Yale's, while the ends were far stronger. In fact, Yale's greatest weakness will be at one end or the other. If the Harvard interference is worked rightly either Brewer or Wrightington can hardly fail to gain ground...
...standpoint, although the playing was by no means as good as it will have to be if the team wishes to win from Yale. In yesterday's game the individual work of every man on the team was excellent and the team play was very good. The interference seemed weaker than in any of the games which the team has played recently. The fact that Yale defeated almost precisely the same team by a score of only 23 to 0 makes Harvard's prospects seem brighter still...
...class series was played yesterday afternoon between the sophomores and the freshmen, and resulted in a tie. The freshmen were strengthened by Hennen and Hoague from the 'varsity, and they did very effective work in tackling and making holes. The defensive work of both teams was much weaker than the offensive. As a whole both teams played Well, though '97 grew weaker in the second half. The sophomores started out playing hard and scored twice in the first half and not at all in the second. The freshmen could not hold them in the first, but in the second part...
Hennen made some bad misses but as the school team were so much weaker in the centre, they did not make many attempts at gains there, so the defense was not well tested. None of the three centre men, however, kept with the ball on the offensive as they should...