Word: gooding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...while Niles and Dana generally took them on the top of the bound. Niles's fore-hand Lawford was not so effective as in previous contests. Several times he worked a trick serve with success, which caught his receiver way out of position. Both he and Dana used especially good judgment on outside balls. The latter was a trifle weak on up-net work...
...third and fourth sets Dabney's unsteadiness disappeared and he played a wonderful game, which improved continuously. Gardner's serving was very effective in these sets and he and Dabney worked well together. Dabney was especially strong on back-hand work and his lobbing was particularly good. Niles was distinctly off form here and Dana bore the brunt of the work...
...ball on the University team's 25-yard line. When the University team had rushed the ball down to the 1-yard line and were about to score, the whole Freshman squad was put in against it, and the ball was lost on downs. The backs and ends played good games, but the line was poor and let the Freshman backs through for good gains...
...class seems the most illogical of all times to attempt to widen a man's acquaintance artificially. At best, it only results in a bowing acquaintance with a score or so of men who you had no idea before were members of your class. This in itself is good, but it is not what the scheme purports to bring about. A class has become definitely sifted into groups by Senior year. A man's friends are made and he will inevitably move more or less completely in his own particular circle, and the fact that he meets another...
...steadied down and played his low balls well while Gardner ably cared for all overhead shots. Smith was not up to his usual form in high play but performed well at the net. Colwell played in the back of the court most of the time and put up a good all-round game. His lobbing was especially brilliant...