Word: matches
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...athletes at Philadelphia, and the other by the Baseball Team at Ithaca-were more satisfactory and encouraging than any that the CRIMSON has been able to record for a long time. In both the Harvard representatives outclassed strong opponents. These victories, coming directly after the winning of the shooting match with Princeton and the defeat of the Yale freshmen in debate, stirred up something like the old student enthusiasm and made a fitting climax to a very successful week. The victory over Cornell in baseball was most encouraging, coming as it did at a time when the confidence...
...other match of the afternoon was one in the third round between A. Ingraham '96 and E. R. Marvin '99. This match was very close, and some excellent tennis was played. Marvin won the first set by running to the net and smashing beautifully. Ingraham played entirely in the back of the court, going to the not only twice in the whole match, but his good lobbing made up for his lack of net play...
...second set Marvin won the first four games, and it looked very much as if he would win the match, when Ingraham suddenly began to play better, and took the next six games...
...third and deciding set, Marvin went all to pieces on his smashing and lost the set and match-6-3. Ingraham won his victory principally by good lobbing and by his ability to return everything. Marvin hit the balls very hard, and, if he had not weakened at the critical moment, should have won the match...
...These matches leave Thomas in the finals to play the winner of the Ingraham-Whitman match, which will be played this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock...