Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...lead of two goals. In the second half by aggressiveness on the part of the attack, Harvard was able to score four more goals and held the ball throughout near Columbia's home. The work of Penhallow and Binger on the attack was especially effective. Stevenson played the most brilliant game on the defense. This victory breaks the tie with Pennsylvania, and gives Harvard second place in the league standing...
...score of 11 to 1. The raw weather and Harvard's lead established at the very start made the game uninteresting. The team showed up well in batting, making fourteen hits and but two men striking out. The one bunt attempted was successful. The base running was at times brilliant, the double steal with runners on first and third being worked successfully; and again it was stupid when men were caught off first and second bases. In the field the team made four errors, two of which were wild throws. Cornell was weak at the bat, the one score being...
...handicapped by an injured thumb, aue allowing no passed balls. He made one error by a poor throw to second base, but his work on the whole was very creditable. At the bat he drew one base on balls, made one hit, and ran well on bases, making a brilliant slide to third...
...leave third. Throughout the game Harvard was unfortunate in hitting long line drives directly into the fielders' hands. Seven hits of this sort were made, and one of Stillman's and two of Wendell's would have been good for better than singles had it not been for brilliant fielding...
...singles, the most exciting match was between Leonard of Harvard and Plummer of Yale. After each had won one set and Plummer had four games in the third, Leonard played a brilliant uphill game and by accurate smashing finally won, 10-8. Another close match in the singles was won by Bishop of Harvard against Martin of Yale through steadiness in the last set. The other matches were not so closely contested. Blagden played consistently throughout, being especially strong in serving; Warland used his ground stroke to advantage; and Herrick excelled his opponent in cross-court drives and volleying...