Word: worst
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...inscription on their tombs are rapidly becoming illegible, and the Memorial Society has decided to place bronze tablets on the graves, practically repeating the old inscriptions. One will be placed this year on the tomb of Urian Oakes, the fourth President, as this inscription is at present in the worst repair. Urian Oakes was Acting-President from 1675 to 1679, and President from 1679 until his death...
Last week the 1903 crew was rowing better than any of the other Weld crews, but yesterday the work showed a decided slump. The worst fault is rushing the slides and slumping over at the catch. Nearly all the men have this fault and they also fail to finish strongly. The order of the crew is: Stroke, Roberts; 7, Switzer; 6, Whitwell; 5, Pitkin; 4, Derby; 3, Bent; 2, James; bow, George...
...worst faults of the Newell 1902 crew are slowness in applying power at the catch and a weak finish. The blade work is somewhat ragged...
...they sent any account in. They did so then only because their respective papers found out about the affair and asked for news on it. With scarcely any exaggeration a newspaper story of the yellowist description might have been written, but the correspondents agreed among themselves to suppress the worst particulars and to send in only such an account as should cast no reproach on the gentleman referred to, or on the University. Surely, when these facts are understood, no one can longer blame the Harvard representatives of the Boston newspapers for their action in the matter...
...line plunging, but could not gain very much because he had no support from the rest of the team. Fincke was in poor form and was not as steady as usual. His fumbles were costly and lost a great deal of ground. The playing of the ends was the worst done this year. Ristine, Clark and Bowditch were all easily boxed and were not watchful enough in stopping trick plays. All of the responsibility for Brown's gains does not rest on the ends, however, as the secondary defense of the backs was poor...