Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first game the Brown team showed unlimited promise, overwhelming, the Norwich eleven by the score of 24 to 0. The following Saturday the team continued their brilliant work, decisively defeating the Rhode Island Agricultural College, 20 to 0. However, weakness in the line was apparent, the secondary defence frequently stopping the opponents' backfield men from making long gains...
...last opportunity of showing its loyalty to the football team which will represent the class in the game with Yale 1918 on Saturday. The team which goes to New Haven tomorrow will go to maintain the enviable records made by the 1916 and 1917, Freshman teams. With none too brilliant records of the fall season to their credit, these teams have won victories over Yale against great odds. 1916 won its game in the last minute of play by the score of 18 to 17. Last year the final score stood Harvard 1917, 9; Yale 1917, 6. The fighting spirit...
...best exhibition of tennis seen this fall marked the match between R. N. Williams, 2d, '16 and G. C. Caner '17, captains of their respective class teams. The play was brilliant; terrific drives and clever placing being intermingled with the steady safe game to which each man occasionally resorted. Williams proved the cleverer of the two, however, and contributed a winning match to the Junior score. The results of the other matches were as follows...
...Fast brilliant play marked the final struggle between H. G. M. Kelleher '18 and G. W. Wightman 3L. for the championship of the University in singles. Kelleher started off strong, smothering Wightman's returns, and driving the ball hard and placing beautifully. Wightman got into his stride towards the end of the first set but Kelleher had already secured a comfortable lead, and won 6 to 4. However, Wightman continued to improve and succeeded in capturing the second set 6 to 3. The third set brought out beautiful shots and equally clever returns, both contestants showing marked versatility and playing...
...clock for the championship of the University in singles. Yesterday in the semi-final round H. G. M. Kelleher '18 defeated W. W. Mansfield '15, 7-5, 6-4. 7-5 and G. W. Wightman 3L. eliminated E. C. Wilson by defeating him 6-1, 6-1, 6-4. Brilliant play marked each of these contests, and the match today promises to be close and well contested...