Word: courting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...feature of the day was the final singles between Hovey, of Harvard, and Campbell, of Columbia. In this match Hovey distinguished himself by making a number of seemingly impossible returns of long, high hit balls and by his accurate cross-court smashing. Campbell also did some first-class playing, his side court shots being very cleverly placed. It required five sets and fifty games to decide the match. Of these Hovey won the first, third and fifth sets, taking 25 games, while Campbell captured the second and fourth sets with a total of 25 games to his credit. The afternoon...
...necessity have been included in a series which sought to lay before the people of New York a complete history of the governors of that state. The future Campbell of this country will be compelled to include it in the lives of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court. Jay's services as representative of the Confederacy at Madrid would entitle him to a place in a history of the diplomats of the country. The life of a man whose claims to posthumous fame are based upon so many conspicuous public services must contain much of interest to American readers...
...Decisions of Supreme Court...
Thomas Pettitt has surrendered the court tennis championship of the world and presented it to Saunders of England. Pettit says he is unable to afford the time necessary to defend the title...
...cement tennis court has been laid out behind Beck Hall...