Word: lawns
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...HUNTINGTON, Sec.HARVARD LAWN TENNIS CLUB. - Important meeting of officers and directors at 1.30 in 3 Holworthy, Wednesday, March...
...International Athletic Congress at Paris last summer, it was decided to hold athletic contests every four years, open to amateurs only, to be known as the Olympic Games. If some lovers of Pindar feel their teeth on edge at this name, as applied to bicycle races and lawn tennis tournaments, we Greeks are to a man delighted that the first of these meetings is to be held in Athens, by unanimous vote of the members of the aforesaid Congress. And doubtless there could be no fitter spot to inaugurate these contests, which will be of incalculable benefit to the cause...
...Salamis, while the yacht regatta, which promises to be unusually brilliant, will take place in the Saronic Gulf. The provisional programme comprises: Foot races of various lengths, including a long distance run from Marathon to Athens (48 kilometres), bicycle races, running high and long jumps, putting the weight, lawn tennis, cricket and general gymnastics, shooting, fencing and swimming tournaments, boat races of all sorts and the regatta. The prizes will probably be silver wreaths of laurel or olive, and be awarded by the Greek King in person. The Crown Prince is chairman of the large managing Greek Committee...
...HUNTINGTON, Sec.HARVARD LAWN TENNIS CLUB. - Important meeting of officers and directors at 1.30 in 3 Holworthy, Wednesday, March...
...fourteenth annual meeting of the National Lawn Tennis Association was held Thursday night at the Hotel Waldorf in New York. Over seventy-five clubs were represented. These officers were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. James Dwight, president; J. S. Clark, vice-president; V. G. Hall, treasurer; and J. T. Whittelsey, secretary; executive committee, Clarence Hobart, J. S. Campbell, R. D. Wrenn, R. Stevens and H. W. Slocum...