Word: worked
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...work of the infield was fast and accurate. Most of the chances in the outfield went to Rand, who accepted all of his chances, six flies, one of which, in the eighth inning, seemed good for a home run. Double plays were made by the 'Varsity in the fifth, seventh and eighth innings and by Holy Cross in the second...
...river yesterday afternoon to cheer the crews before they left for New London. The 'Varsity rowed a few short stretches in front of the boat house and then took a longer stretch down to the railroad bridge and back to the float. The crew has been having very light work since Saturday, as the men have been down in weight and have not been feeling very well. In spite of this, the boat has become much steadier during the last week, the men are catching better and rowing the stroke out in better form...
...Freshmen had very light work yesterday also. They rowed six short stretches and then came...
...illness of some of the members of the University crew has necessarily retarded progress and interfered seriously with the work of the boat. Either on account of the malarial condition of New Haven or of the harbor alone, two members of the crew, Wickes and Williams, and a substitute, Cross, have been unable to row for some time. The anxiety of the undergraduate body has been acute and was only slightly mitigated, when on Sunday all the men except Wickes left for New London on Colonel Payne's yacht, Eleanor...
...time of the break in the crew's work, the form had been fairly good, and Mr. Cook was turning to the finer points of the stroke. To be sure, there was an extremely annoying tendency to rush the work in almost every part of the stroke and the slides were an especially difficult matter for the coach. The blade work had been steadily improving and the snap and spirit of the members admirable. It is yet to be seen how all this will be affected by the illness of Williams and the longer absence of Wickes who will...