Word: belgravia
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...four-handed racket match for the championship of the English universities was played recently at Belgravia near London, between Oxford and Cambridge men, and Cambridge won the match by four games to one, making a total of 60 aces against 22. The score in 27 matches now stands 14 for Cambridge and 13 for Oxford. From 1869 to 1875 Oxford won seven times in succession, and from 1876 to 1883 Cambridge has had a series of uninterrupted victories. The single-handed game was also won by Cambridge by a score of three games to one. Twenty-six single handed matches...