Word: slightly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...University fall track games were held yesterday afternoon on Holmes Field. The cold weather and a slight wind made the times times of the track events poor, but the field events, with the exception of the high jump, were up to the average. All the scheduled events took place, except the finals of the 220-yards dash, which were postponed until Monday on account of darkness. The hurdle races had very few entries. The best individual performance was by H. F. Cochems 3L, who put the shot 42 feet 1-2 inches, thus breaking the previous Harvard record...
...team has been at Atlantic City since Wednesday, where it has been doing light work and perfecting new plays in secret practice. Overfield, Hare and McCracken, who had slight injuries, have recovered, and are now in good condition...
...upper-class elevens seem almost evenly matched and should have a close and interesting game. The Freshmen, although handicapped by a slight unfamiliarity with their new signals, should defeat the Sophomores rather easily through their better team-work and heavier...
...current number of the Saturday Evening Post, Mr. Charles Macomb Flandrau '95 contributes a story of Harvard entitled "Prince Protococoff and the Press Club." Although the plot is fantastical the author has worked it up with enough probability to be very amusing. The tale is preceded by a slight introduction which brings the reader into the spirit of Harvard life which the story depicts. Mr. Flandrau has admirably pictured the careless, fun-loving type of Harvard student...
...Freshman eleven defeated the Worcester Academy team at Worcester on Saturday, by the score of 11 to 0. The Freshmen had a slight advantage in weight, and their back-field played together better than that of Worcester. Fumbling was their worst fault. Worcester played a stubborn, defensive game, allowing but one touchdown in each half. Their high tackling, however, allowed the Freshman backs to gain many times after they should have been stopped...