Word: brilliants
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...breaks were with Princeton when the Tigers battled to a 10-10 tie against Annapolis on October 17. Again Slagle led the Orange and Black attack, but he met his match in Shapley, brilliant Navy carrier. Princeton's touchdown was made by Caulkins, who intercepted a Navy pass and raced 93 yards for a touchdown. This score, with a field goal by Ewing, put Captain McMillan's men in the lead, 10 to 3, with the final period half over; but then Shapley of the Navy caught a pass and ran 55 yards for the tying touchdown...
With the most brilliant exhibition of tennis produced throughout the tournament, J. F. W. Whitbeck '27, captain of this year's tennis team, swept aside the desperate resistance offered by Alden Briggs 1 G. B., to capture the University singles title yesterday in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4. At the same time G. H. Perkins '26, was never in danger in his final match with P. M. Lenhart '27 for the Union singles crown, which he won in three successive sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Both matches were fast and of championship calibre despite...
...Briggs-Whitbeck match, although a decisive victory for the latter, was bitterly contested, and produced long and brilliant rallies on practicaly every point. From the start, however, Whitbeck was the agressor, driving forcefully and taking the net at every opportunity. The former scholastic champion whipped stinging backhand and forehand drives across the net with amazing regularity until Briggs, one of the steadiest players in the tournament, would finally err into the net or out of bounds...
...defence against forward passes is likely to be thoroughly tested this afternoon. The Crimson had been weak in this department of the game and unless the defence has improved William and Mary may score. The Indians, as the visitors are called, possess in their Japanese quarterback, Matsu, a brilliant passer whose tosses scared Annapolis a month ago and who may prove a real thorn in the side of the University eleven today...
...Coleman 3L., had little difficulty in reaching the semi-finals of the University doubles with a 7-5, 6-1, win over S. A. Fitch 1L. and H. N. Rawlins Jr. '27. White, member of last year's intercollegiate championship doubles team, played an especially brilliant game...