Word: weaknesses
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Cross, making a number of hard stops around the initial sack, and connecting safely in three of his five times at bat. The other members of the Holy Cross team seemed to lack snap, and could not hit with men on bases. Gans's throwing arm was a bit weak, and a wild throw by him to second base allowed Wigglesworth to score in the second inning...
...Freshman eight started the season with very bright prospects, but has been considerably upset by illness. About three weeks ago Parkman, who was rowing very well at number 7 was found to have a weak heart; Harwood, 6, and Francke were disabled the following week. As a result, the development of the crew has been not only retarded but set back somewhat. The eight, however, is probably up to the usual standard...
...Bowdoin team proved to be rather weak at the bat yesterday afternoon and as Bartholf was steady and received perfect support, only five Bowdoin men reached first base, no one of whom scored. Meanwhile, combinations of hits and errors in the second, fourth, and sixth innings tallied four runs for the University team...
...poorly, the college nine winning only because it did not play quite as badly as the visiting team. Although the second made a total of nine hits this hitting was certainly not due to good batting ability on the part of the Harvard players, the opposing pitchers being very weak. The second as it played yesterday would be an easy victim for any first-class school or Freshman team...
...bread at them. Others followed suit in short order, and the entire party were literally driven from the hall. Ignorance of the identity of the men does not excuse such a disgraceful procedure which deserves the unmitigated condemnation of all fair minded men; and apologies under such circumstances are weak beyond measure. Let us take this lesson to heart and conduct ourselves here at home so that the stranger within our gates may not be led to misjudge us by such boorish actions...