Word: quickness
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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Coburn is a tall, heavily-built man with a style much resembling that of Willis of the Boston team. He has fair speed, but is not steady. MacDonald has steadiness, good control, and a quick curve, but is handicapped by a very short waist which renders it difficult for him to attain high speed. Dudley is one of the hardest workers on the squad and has improved steadily. He has fair speed and good control, but has difficulty with his curved balls. Winsor has fair control and shows good promise. Of the eligible Freshmen, Stillman and Kernan have been doing...
...Ahlborn '02 as the governess easily excelled in pronunciation, delivery, and stage presence. He was quick to take his cue and never required prompting. F. Watson '02 as Malwina was decidedly feminine and seemed fairly well at ease in his part. H. J. Davenport '00, the fun-loving student, and A. N. Fuller '00, the ungrammatical steward, though inclined to be rather stiff at first, seemed to forget themselves later and succeeded in putting a good deal of humor in their parts. P. G. Robinson '03 lacked force. A. Drinkwater '00 carried a small part successfully...
Barrows, goal, who played two years at Brown, has but recently joined the team. He is very quick and reliable, but his short practice with the team may result in his inability to work with point to the best advantage...
...almost entirely on holding the slide well under them at the catch, and recovering slowly. Some of the most promising material for the university boat is in the sophomore crew squad. The members of last year's 1902 crew were instructed especially in shortening their reach and making a quick finish with the hands, points on which particular stress is being laid this year. The junior crew squad have been coached chiefly on getting the hands away quickly and on straightening the arms entirely before beginning the recover. A sharp catch and a slow recover have been the main points...
Instead of the game with Brown yesterday afternoon, the University team played the Law School and won by a score of 8 to 3. The team play of the University team was as good as usual, although the quick work of the Law School team often broke it up. No scoring was done by the latter team until the second half when some of the University men went over to the Law School side. The line up was as follows: University -- Laverack, Hoxie, Rumsey, Goodridge, Beardsell, forwards; Hardy, coverpoint; Vanderpool, point; Russell, goal. Law School--Matteson, Hunt, Parker, Hoxie, Stoddard...