Word: hard-fought
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...last set was hard-fought throughout, though the games kept going to Ware and Scudder till the score stood 4-1 in their favor. At this point Holt and Ward rallied finely, and, winning point after point by swift drives and well-placed smashes, ran out five straight games, giving them the set, match and championship. The summary...
...turned out. Previously in the season Yale's opinions were very reserved, and there was hope instead of confidence, in spite of the encouraging press opinions and the reliance the public seemed ready to put in that hackneyed article, "Yale sand." The Princeton game this year was undoubtedly a hard-fought, even, honorbly played contest, which ought to do a great deal for the continuance of this branch of athletics. Undergraduates have never before attended this game in such numbers; in fact, in this respect at least, it almost equalled the Springfield games...
...hoped that today's game will leave no doubt any where that our team is one which every Harvard man may be proud to stand up for. Michigan may be strong, but Harvard has got to show herself stronger and that by a good margin. A hard-fought game and hearty cheering should leave no doubt of the issue...
...final game of the class series yesterday the seniors defeated the sophomores by a score of four to nothing in a well-played and hard-fought game. The work on both sides was usually steady with only a few brilliant plays. During the first twenty minutes '95 held her ground firmly, and once or twice by Jackson's good rushes advanced the ball well into '93's territory. But towards the end of the half the seniors' superior weight, aided by a long rush of twenty-five yards made by P. T. Jackson between right tackle and guard brought...
...After a hard-fought contest on Jarvis field on Friday afternoon between the nine and the lacrosse team, the former left the field the victors by a score of 1 goal and 1 touchdown to 1 safety. The playing on both sides was spirited and brilliant...