Word: grass
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...tournament for the singles championship of the State of Massachusetts will commence this afternoon on the fine grass courts of the Longwood Cricket Club with a total of 73 entries. A special interest attaches to this tournament, for over 50 per cent, of the men entered are at present in Harvard or have been connected with the University. The champion for 1910, who will meet the winner of the tournament in the challenge rounds, is N. W. Niles '09, who is playing even better this year than last and should hold his title with-out effort. In the upper semi...
...tournament, which is open to all members of the University, will be held on the grounds of the Longwood Cricket Club at Longwood, Brookline. Grass courts will be used and all matches will be the best two in three advantage sets, except the challenge match, which will be the best three in five advantage sets...
...process of turning the waists land into fields salable for athletic purposes is very slow. In order to get grass to grow it has been found necessary to lay the subway dirt underneath the ground that is already there. This, however, has become so salty on account of the marsh that even after it is built up, it will have to lie fallow for a year or two to allow the salt to wash out. It will then be seeded and when the grass has taken firm root the field will be ready...