Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Clarkson pitched a strong, steady game, and showed brilliant hitting ability. Garvan was out of form and was batted out of the box, McKelvey taking his place at the opening of the eighth inning...
...team has won all but two of its games, and this fact has made it hard to realize how far below a first-class standard the playing has been. The fielding has been on the whole steady, though in no way brilliant; but brilliancy is hard to expect after the squad has been so much weakened by sickness and injury...
...match yesterday Clothier played a hard game especially in the second set and showed improvement over his last year's form. Ware's playing, however, was more swift and consistent. Many of his cross court drives were brilliant and he showed excellent control in lobbing from the back court. The whole match was closely contested and was won chiefly through his smashing, but steady game...
...hits being made against a pitcher who showed no unusual ability. Individually the fielding was the best of the season. Clarkson gave seven bases on balls, but otherwise was effective, allowing only two hits. At the bat he made one of Harvard's two hits. Kernan made a brilliant catch of a foul in the first inning, but was weak in backing up. He caught two of the three men who tried to steal second base. The other men had little to do. Matthews made the only other base...
...Lyon, Jr., 1L., who defeated E. W. Leonard '03 in the final match 11-9, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. Lyon was very quick in getting to the net where he won a great many points by skillful smashing and placing. His playing was hard and at times brilliant. Leonard played a back court game almost entirely and in the first three sets was fairly steady. The match was chiefly marked by a lack of volleying which was checked by constant net play. Both players showed the need of practice and Leonard especially showed lack of form...