Word: laxness
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...Clipper comments on the management of the Mott Haven games as follows: The officials were experienced and efficient, showing that the association has profited by the lessons learned in past years, when incompetency called forth severe criticism. The management otherwise, however, was as lax as usual at college meetings, a number of persons who had no business there being permitted to invade the infield, often to the annoyance of the officials. This is a long existing evil which loudly calls for remedy...
...improvement. Mercur is pitching well, and Larkin, Price and Wagenhurst are fielding well. The New Yorks seemed to terrify the infield. The outfield is very steady, however. King has been ill, but of late has been playing at second, his regular position. The team's training is noticeably lax, but the experiences of the season will doubtless necessitate an improvement. Ford's catching is daily growing better but Brownlee throws better to second base. The season has been unpropitious and college support has not been generous; besides a debt of last year's association had to be paid...
...present exists. With the exception of the one or two remarks of questionable taste, the paper must meet with a hearty approval from all. The advice concerning the value of obtaining introductions to the social circles of Cambridge and Boston is well worthy of heed. To many lax customs are springing up among the students from a lack of proper social relations during residence at the university. With many men the possibility of such customs might be obviated by forethought upon leaving home, as but few would be unable to procure proper introductions of such a character as would...
...personalities." There certainly should now be allowed no possibility for such criticisms to gain credence. To one who avails himself conscientiously of the training afforded by the work of the English department, such a criticism simply repeats ad nauseam the vague and far from scholarly discontent of lax students...
...noon. Everything promises a thorough success in the celebration, and it is now simply a question as to how that success may best be advanced. It is every man's duty to take part in the procession, It is a shame that the two upper classes are the most lax in signing, - the two classes which are the legitimate leaders. No one student can alter the success new assured, but every additional name lends new weight and influence...