Word: drives
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...score reached forty love. Pearson and McLane, however, scored the next three points bringing the score to deuce. Fraser-Campbell and Sweetser gained the odd point seven times, and each time their opponents evened the score, until finally Sweetser won the match by scoring an ace on a hard drive down Pearson's back-hand...
...service and allowing Sweetser to pass him frequently. Sweetser won the first two games, but lost the third. He won the fourth, fifth and sixth, however, making the score 5 to 1 in his favor. In the next game Fraser-Campbell won the first point by a hard drive on Sweetser's back-hand. He lost the next point, however, driving the ball out. The next two went to Sweetser on double faults, leaving the latter within one point of the match. Fraser-Campbell rose to the occasion by winning the next point on a hard smash after a clever...
...attained the speed of 20 miles an hour within 100 yards, in spite of the fact that, owing to the restricted area, it was necessary to shut off power before the machine got fairly started. The engine, which is a four-cylinder, 30-horse power Cameron, behaved well, driving the propeller at 1200 revolutions per minute and developing a thrust of 180 pounds, which is much more than enough to drive the machine...
...back in short stretches, the work of the crew being the best which has been shown during the experimental changes of this week. Although the boat had a tendency to check at the catch on account of the men jabbing their oars into the water with their leg drive applied too suddenly, the body swing was much better and the men were well together. The two fours which will be taken to New London will be definitely picked today...
...third inning Rogers beat out a grounder to the shortstop, and McLaughlin followed with a long drive between centre and right which looked like a sure hit. Hoban got it by fast running, and Rogers, who had gone to third on the play, was easily doubled at first. Hicks was out on a grounder, and Harvard went out in order in the fourth inning. Mitchell had just reached first on Marshall's error in the fifth inning when the game was stopped by rain...