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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Some fine courts are to be laid out behind the Jefferson Laboratory. They will be graded with especial care, and will doubtless be used for match games and tournaments...
...best tennis grounds in college, (that behind College House,) has been rendered useless by a notice, planted directly in the middle of the court, intended to forbid base-ball playing...
...petition. Another gentleman on the athletic committee said that Dr. Sargent's action was hasty and the grounds were positively to be given to lacrosse and cricket, on the east and west ends of Jarvis field, in order to get their position settled. In the fall, new tennis courts, behind Divinity Hall and in other places will be provided, but for the present spring the association will be confined to some ten or fifteen scattered courts on Holmes and Jarvis field. The situation of each one of these will shortly be published, and they will be marked...
...evening his army was in full and disorderly retreat. Thomas followed up the advantage till dark and then pressed his army forward for a renewed attack on the 16th. Hood had gathered his forces into a still stronger position during the night and awaited another attack behind substantial breastworks. By noon Thomas' army was again in position, and the cavalry had moved around and captured one of the two lines for Hood's retreat. Thomas now planned a flanking movement similar to that of the day previous by which he would gradually cut off the other turnpike road...
...substitutes are J. S. Russell, 155 lbs., and W. Alexander. Altogether, the crew lacks uniformity in facing the oars after feathering, and in taking them out of the water; many have their oars too high on the full reach; stroke is not well supported by the men immediately behind him; No. 7 dips too deep at the beginning of the stroke, and No. 6 "clips; " No. 5 rows "short," while 2 catches ahead...