Word: betterment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...exhibition match in tennis between Lee and Tallant, and Tailer and Snow was at length played yesterday, after several postponements. The first set opened with a love game for Lee and Tallant, who were playing better tennis than their opponents, and took the set without much difficulty. Tailer and Snow prevented the set from being love, but that was all. In the next set they made a strong rally, and kept the lead until the games were four all, but lost the next two and the set. The last set went to Lee and Tallant with the same score...
...exhibition match was started to fill out the time, in which the Harvard bowling and fielding were better, and Longwood only obtained 57 runs...
...going down for 17. But the last partnership (Sullivan and Norman) put 13 runs together, the venture closing for a total of 30, Sullivan's 10, not out, being the top score. Harvard being forty per cent. behind her opponent's score, was forced to follow on, and did better than in her first innings. Brown batted carefully for his 14; Ellis also batted in good form. The bowling of Longwood was unusually accurate, and their sharp fielding saved many runs. Below is the score...
...brief history of the event to which the poem refers. In addition to the lays. a few of Macauley's shorter poems have been appended, such as the "Battle of Ivory," the "Armada" and others. To those who love the ring of Macauley's verse, we cannot recommend a better book. [The Knickerbocker Press, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Price...
...games from Yale, the pennant is ours. At present it looks as if nothing but very hard luck could snatch the final victory from us, but still it is not time to be overconfident. Our old caution may sound too trite to be published again, but it is better to err on the right side, and so we warn the nine that only the most careful individual and team playing can win. We have a good nine, and we want that championship this year. We heartily congratulate the nine on its past work and wish it the same success...