Word: closer
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...universities in soccer, University teams winning three times, losing twice, and tieing twice. The fencing series goes to Harvard 4 to 2. Two thirds of the dual cross-country runs have resulted in Crimson victories, the series standing 6 to 3. The indoor relay competition is much closer, Harvard having a bare lead with 6 victories out of 11 races...
...Lieutenant-Governor by a majority estimated at least 40,000. The woman suffrage amendment in Massachusetts went down to defeat by 75,000 or more, the vote being about 2 to 1 against it. Suffrage was also defeated in Pennsylvania and New York state, although the margin was somewhat closer...
...Rand '19, 6-3, 6-3, 6-8, 6-4 on Jarvis Field yesterday afternoon. In the first set Rand's failure to pass Stellwagen at the net accounted for his defeat. Although the score of the second set was the same as the first, the games were closer and Rand seemed better able to adapt himself to his opponent's play. Stellwagen ran the score of the next set up to 5-2, Rand being puzzled by his twisting serve. Stellwagen took the first two points on Rand's serve, but the latter braced, a well-placed shot...
...member of the Faculty or a student leader and discuss various questions. The object of the meetings is two-fold. They are designed to develop an interest, already in embryo, among undergraduates in serious problems of life and conduct. And they also have great promise in bringing students into closer touch with members of the Faculty, a number of whom have already consented to conduct such gatherings. One of the prices which it seems must be paid for the superior resources of a large university is the gap created between student and teacher. In a free discussion, in the snug...
...University Tennis team showed its real strength by defeating Yale, 8 matches to 1 on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club on Saturday. As both teams had lost to Cornell and Princeton, a closer match had been expected. The University players exhibited fine form, however, and the only match which counted for Yale was won by M. Burnham over L. Curtis...