Word: beating
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...half. Besides the time prizes the ordinary prizes will be given. A first prize costing $3.00 to each of the hares if they win, or to the first hound in if he wins, and a second prize costing $1.00 to the first hound in even if he does not beat the hares...
...line, but how often does anyone do it in the course of a rally? I have frequently had the pleasure of witnessing Messrs. Lawford and Renshaw play, and they don't. As regards the subject of volleying at the net, in my humble opinion, perfect back-play will never beat perfect volleying, and a perfect volleyer will (though an equally good back-player) prefer to volley a perfect back-player, just as much as a perfect back-player will stand and volley a weak back-player, for the very good reason that it saves his strength...
...Sears, '83 was again victorious in the Newport Tournament for the Lawn Tennis Championship of the country, in August. In the final singles, Sears easily beat Dwight three out of five sets, with a vantage set, his score being 6-2, 6-0, 9-7. He takes the Horsman trophy, a diamond studded racket and a cup offered by the Casino, and a bronze plaque with a representation of a tennis court done in silver wire...
...tennis tournament between the Longwood and Young America clubs yesterday, Dwight (Longwood) defeated C. M. Clark (Young America) by a score of 5-6, 6-3, 6-0, and J. S. Clark (Young America) beat Sears (Longwood) 6-5, 6-4 in the singles. In the doubles, J. S. and C. M. Clark (Young America) defeated Dwight and Sears (Longwood) by a score...
...second dispatch was posted at Bartlett's at two o'clock stating that Harvard had beat Columbia by fifteen instead of twelve boat lengths as was previously announced...