Word: defeating
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...outstanding event in the progress of the University Tennis Tournament to day was the defeat of G. M. Wheeler 3L, the present holder and defender of the Jackson Cup by T. Harada Sp., champion of Japan in three straight sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Although neither of the contestants were up to their usual form, the match was very fast and brilliant in spots. Wheeler tried to take the offensive from the net, but was forced to resort to different tactics when his nimble opponent succeeded time after time in passing him by well-placed drives down...
...less startling in its outcome was the match between Alden Briggs '25 and J. M. Davies 2G.B. resulting in the defeat of the latter by a score of 6-3, 6-0. Both men were seeded but Davies was No. 2 whereas Briggs was No. 4. Briggs played a very fast and hard-hitting game and earned his victory, in spite of the fact that Davies was not quite up to par. Briggs will meet P. C. Kunkel 11, today in the semi-final round and has a very fair chance of defeating the law student. It should be noted...
...defeat of Parke Cummings '25 yesterday, one of the eight seeded men in the University tennis tournament, by J. F. Whitbeck '27, former interscholastic champion, was the first startling upset of the tournament. The match was harder contested than the score of 6-3, 6-4 indicates, Cummings drawing out almost every game to deuce...
...strengthen their local ticket which they feared might go down in a national Republican landslide. But Smith did not want to run. That was natural because he had the Presidential bee in his derby hat. He had nothing to gain by running this year, when he might be defeated as he was in 1920; although even in that Republican year he ran far ahead of his ticket. He could afford to retire in 1924, without risking a defeat, and take his chances of being elected again in 1926 and being in a favorable place as regards prestige for the Democratic...
...What can a man say who has just won so great a triumph?" Said Pierre Wertheimer, owner of Epinard: "I believe my horse should have won the race." Said Jockey Haynes, whose overcautious riding turfmen blamed for the French stallion's second U. S. defeat: "It was a shame...