Word: uncertain
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...surprises and showed very clearly that track athletics is a "mighty uncertain critter" to make any prophecies about. Who would have been willing to prognosticate, for example, that Corbin would get first prize in the half mile run out of the clutches of Will Wright himself? Or that Wright of Harvard would have to content himself with second place, owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding about the exact position of the finish line? Or that Stillman would beat Evins in the hammer throwing? Or that Wade of Yale would be better by a place than R. H. Davis of Harvard...
...time when the crew will leave for New London is uncertain, but they will go just as soon as possible...
...most of the class races of the last few years, the college was treated to surprises of the most unexpected kind. Rowing experts who had watched the crews carefully and placed their money accordingly, went home sadly disappointed, and with far less faith in their judgment in such uncertain events as those of the class races. Most of the orders with Ninety-five second were considered worthless and few had the confidence to name Ninety-four a winner. The favorite crew was, by all means, Ninety-three, though the seniors were for the most part loyal to their colors...
Coonley is slow, fields his position well, bats fairly; Walker is a good backstop, accurate but very slow thrower, poor batter; Lighthall is careless, weak on ground balls, poor batter; Wadsworth is uncertain, very poor on ground balls, fair batter but tries to hit too hard; Wilder is a fairly good man but is so slow that he cannot be counted on; Cassatt fields his position very prettily but is not a sure man, fair batter; Phelan is a good fielder; Bigelow is slow and is inclined to go to sleep out in the field, good batter; Adams is very...
...pitchers. Upton and Cobb are both catching again, and Clarke '94 and Corbett are doing very good work. The infield will probably be about the same as last year, with Frothingham at second. In the outfield Hallowell and Dickinson will probably play, and the position of left field is uncertain. Among the new men Whittemore '95, and Wadsworth '95, and Paine '94 are perhaps the most promising...