Word: led
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...race started near the corner of Boylston street and Dunster road, Chestnut Hill. The course ran at first parallel to Boylston street; then crossing to the left it went to Warren farm. From there it circled and led back along Health street to Dunster road. At this point Jaques and Lawless were in the same positions they held at the start of the race, first and second respectively. The next members of the University team were Withington in fourth place, Viets in sixth, Nichols in eleventh and Groves in twelfth...
...first set, both contestants played almost entirely a back-court game, resulting in several long rallies. The score wavered back and forth until Sweetser led with the score 7-6, and in the next game broke through his opponent's service...
...practice game of the University baseball team held yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field, Team B defeated Team A by the score of 9 to 7. All the pitchers used were hit freely, and the game was marred by frequent errors. McLaughlin and Hovery led in batting, each getting three hits out of five times...
Babson held Team A to four hits, and led his side in batting with a three-base and a two-base hit. Young's home-run was also a feature...
Prizes amounting to $50,000 offered by the society in addition to a special prize of $10,000 offered by the Boston Globe for the best time for a flight to Boston Light and return twice, were inducements which led to some spectacular exhibitions. The prizes were distributed among the events as follows: speed, $6,000; altitude, $6,000; duration, $4,000; distance, $4,000; slow lap, $1,500; getaway, $150; accuracy, $750; dropping bombs on dummy battleship, $5,000; Boston Globe special, $10,000. One world's record was broken, that for accuracy in landing; and the American records...