Word: game
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Senior eleven has not a sufficient number of candidates to form a good squad. Many of the men are experienced, however, and have had valuable coaching, notably by J. S. Cranston '91. The game between the Seniors and Juniors should be a good one. The Sophomore eleven is the weakest of all. A small number of men came out at first, and although many more have joined the squad, they are mostly light and new to the game...
...Freshman eleven is rather backward for this time of the year. This is partially explained by the unusually long season, the last game coming on November 25, so that the men are still at work on elementary football. They have some very good material, however, and a good chance of developing a fast eleven, although heavy men are lacking...
...Junior eleven will probably play a practice game against the Sophomores this afternoon...
Ward won the match by steady, even playing and excellent judgment. Although Roche played a much more brilliant game and continually passed Ward by hard smashing, he was erratic, and lost the match from unsteadiness in returning Ward's strokes within the court. Both men played a close net game...
...court with ease, without using any back-hand strokes. To offset this difficulty, he pursued from the outset the policy of steady accurate lobbing, thus forcing Roche to smash. Most of his returns passed Ward along the side lines, but owing to the difficulty of playing a steady smashing game accurately, many of them went outside...