Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Davis' playing was almost faultless and at all times brilliant. Whitman, on the other hand, was not in good form, and, although he contested nearly every game to deuce, brilliancy was lacking at the critical moment. Davis received with remarkable accuracy. His main strength lay in the fact that he kept Whitman in the back court almost constantly, while himself playing an aggressive net game...
Reid, Fincke and Clarke are playing as well as they did last season, and, with this year's experience, should prove somewhat steadier. Kendall is a reliable man on first base, but he does not cover enough ground and his batting is not strong. Coolidge, at shortstop, is a brilliant player and covers a great deal of ground, but is not sure. Wendell covers his territory well, is strong in throwing to the infield, and leads the team in batting. Devens and George have shown great improvement lately and may be relied upon to do good work this afternoon. Stillman...
...Davis '00 defeated L. E. Ware '99 in the final match of the state tennis tournament at Longwood yesterday by the score of 6-4, 6-4, and 6-1. Davis played an exceptionally strong and brilliant game. His smashes at the net were accurate and sure and he passed Ware time and again by swift strokes along the side lines. Ware at first attempted to lob, but could not avoid the fierce smashes of his opponent. In the last set he tried to pass Davis by strokes, but was even less successful...
...fine form and played a cool, steady game. His service was swift and sure, and by his clever placing he kept Wright constantly in the back court. Wright's game was unsteady, as a result of his opponent's aggressive play, although at times his form was brilliant...
Fincke played a brilliant game at second, accepting seven chances without an error. Devens covered a great deal of ground in left field and caught four flies. For Pennsylvania Orbin and Brown did good work, though each made an error...