Word: carelessly
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...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 by innings is as follows...
...preparatory school teams and judging from their present work, few changes will be made in the team. In the more important games, however, the freshmen now with the 'varsity will in all probability play with their class team. The most noticeable weaknesses of the players are poor batting and careless base running...
...subscriber complains that the morning's CRIMSON was not delivered to him. We regard such a report as a favor. Outside parties have contracted to deliver the papers satisfactorily, and the word of subscribers is all that can indicate whether they are fulfilling their contract. If they are careless and no complaint is made, they will grow more careless; but, if the complaint does come, then there is a palpable warning to them against remissness. We wish that, whenever the paper is not delivered, subscribers would send a card stating the fact. To have the papers slovenly delivered...
...very best of them cannot render for us that which is the characteristic of all great and individual writing, namely, Style, any more than a plaster cast can reproduce a marble statue. Shakespeare, you recollect, with that inevitable tact in the choice of epithets which gives to every careless phrase of his an esoteric as well as exoteric meaning, makes Quince exclaim, when he sees Bottom with the ass's head on his shoulders,- "Bless thee, Bottom, bless thee, thou art translated...
...will be forthcoming in time. We want, however, to point out the situation to Ninety-seven men and to ask them if they would not in the end prefer to have given the whole sum promptly and without seeming to begrudge it. The crew is not a bad one; careless at times, as most freshman crews are, and yet, on the whole, taking to its work in good shape. Since it deserves support, and is the only athletic organization to ask for it, we expect from Ninety-seven a handsome response. We hope this year to see no frantic appeals...