Word: sluggish
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ahead. For the next three-quarters of a mile the race was very exciting and close, neither crew being able to gain more than a few feet. Entering upon the last quarter-mile of the race Cornell raised the stroke slightly, but Harvard's work seemed rather heavy and sluggish. At the finish Cornell led by about five feet of open water...
...rowed last Saturday afternoon, Claverly has been awarded the Filley perpetual challenge cup for a year and has won permanent possession of the cup offered for the winner of the series this fall. Undoubtedly, Claverly was the best crew on the river, and in Saturday's race, despite the sluggish tide, covered the one and three-eight's mile course in the excellent time of seven minutes, nine and four-fifths seconds. Each day it has maintained its lead at the head of the river in the first division and has never been in danger of being bumped. The executive...
...victorious CRIMSON team was well-rounded, evenly balanced, and in the pink of condition. Since their last practice a year ago, the CRIMSON athletes have shown consistent improvement, except at times when the men have been sluggish. Fraser-Campbell was the highest point--winner, making a total of 18 8-9 points for the University daily: Long of Lampy won the quarter-mile dash, but the finish guessers gave him the hook and awarded first place to Verdi, who shattered the inter-paper record by 10 seconds, killing the quarter in 56 7-8s. Fast time in the broad...
...gifted, furthermore, with a remarkable creative power in English expression, especially in extempore speech, pungent, vivid, finding always--if sometimes he had to make it--the fit word; impetuous, generous, the soul of honor, scornful of meanness and falsehood, swift in thought and manner, too swift at times for sluggish wits...
Owing to the unfavorable weather recently, the Freshman baseball squad, now numbering 21 men, has not made much advancement. There is material for a good team, but the practice is still sluggish and inaccurate. Two teams played a scrub game yesterday, coached by N. S. Bartlett '03. O. G. Frantz '03 will take charge of the squad early next week...