Word: fives
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...preliminary rounds, the matches will be for the best two out of three sets; in the finals, for the best three out of five. Deuce and advantage sets are optional only in the semi-finals and finals. Matches must be played on the day scheduled, or defaulted. If a player is more than 30 minutes late, he will lose by default. All contestants in the tournament have first right to the use of courts...
While the fielding on the whole was not up to the standard it was not the kind to cause discouragement, and the hitting was excellent. Eight clean hits were secured off Skillen, five of which were bunched in the first and last innings. McCall's work at second was brilliant. He accepted seven chances perfectly, one of which was only effected after a sensational play of Merritt's line drive in the ninth, which he knocked down on the run and recovered in time to get the man at first. At the bat he secured a single...
Columbia braced in the second half, and McKinlay scored in the first five minutes of play after a long run. Wendell followed with a goal for Harvard seven minutes later. Rosenheim added one for Columbia while Marsters was out of the game under penalty for rough play. Columbia began to draw down her attack to help out the defense, but could not prevent the University attack from scoring two goals after clever passing by Barber and Wendell. McKinlay added one more for Columbia, and Francis scored twice for Harvard...
...Annapolis 8-2, Georgetown 4-3, Tufts 9-4, and one defeat at the hands of Andover yesterday, 5-4. In Captain Skillen they have an expert pitcher, who has been invariably effective against his opponents. Last year, when Dartmouth won from Harvard, 3-1, he allowed only five scattered hits, and was invincible when hits meant runs. His team is well balanced and shifty and contains two exceptional infielders in Richardson and Schildmiller. The batting orders: HARVARD. DARTMOUTH. Harvey, c.f. 1b., Schildmiller Briggs, 1b. r.f., Merritt McCall, 2b. c.f., McDevitt Dexter, l.f. p., Skillen Simons, s.s. 3b., Grebenstein Pounds...
...University team, consisting of five men, will be chosen from the following: S. S. Ford '09, J. R. Gilman '09, N. C. Nash '07, H. S. Powers '07, E. T. Springer '09, L. Thomas '09, E. Wigglesworth...