Word: cleverisms
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...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...
...ever filled this position in the football history of Michigan. Galt, Catlett, Splawn and Maulbetsch were struggling for positions in a backfield combination which was to be the mainstay of the eleven's chances. Splawn showed decided ability in drop-kicking; Galt and Catlett were fast and clever dodgers; Maulbetsch's line plunging was a revelation, and Hughitt had the judgment and ability to handle the most capable backfield...
...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 a game in which safety was intermingled with fast strokes. As the games approached 6-all, Kelleher began to weaken and Wightman pulled out a 9 to 7 victory. Darkness interrupted the match early in the fourth set, and play was postponed...
Brown, using the open game of which she is a clever exponent held Amherst to a scoreless tie. The game was interesting because of the differences in the methods of attack employed by the two teams
...admirable leader, and this should have great weight in the Yale series this year, when the new ruling prohibiting the coaches from sitting on the bench will be enforced for the first time. Besides his batting and fielding ability Captain Wingate is the fastest man on the team, his clever base running being an invaluable asset in many of the season's victories...