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Word: net (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...second half, the line-bucking game did not net so many touchdowns as were scored in the first half. On a fumble of Daly's return of the kick-off, J. Lawrence fell on the ball, and a series of line plays carried it across for a touchdown. Amherst was forced to kick the ball three times in this half. Devens and Ellis each scored again, and Sawin kicked the goals, one of which was from a punt-out. Time was called when Sawin was running for a touchdown with a clear field, but he unfortunately stopped at the sound...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN EASY VICTORY. | 10/12/1899 | See Source »

...State yesterday, on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club, by defeating H. Ward 1900, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Neither player was in especially good form. Ward was particularly erratic. His back hand strokes were never sure and a fatal tendency of driving into the net lost him many points. Ware played fairly good tennis, but was inclined to play into his opponent's hands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: L. E. Ware '99, State Champion. | 6/21/1898 | See Source »

...Davis 1900 won the spring tennis tournament yesterday, defeating R. A. Bidwell '99 three straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, 10-8. Bidwell was helpless in the first two sets; he continually drove into the net or out of the court, while Davis played a slow, steady game, never allowing himself to be pushed and with Bidwell fully under his control...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Finals Yesterday. | 6/2/1898 | See Source »

...fairly strong, southeast wind blew across the court, which made out-of-court drives rather frequent. Although Wright's playing was remarkably steady, Hawes continually drove the ball into the net, or over the back line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Interscholastic Tennis. | 5/10/1898 | See Source »

...Freshmen defeated Brown 1901 Saturday afternoon on Soldiers Field, in a close nine-inning game. by the score of 9 to 8. At the outset, 1901 took the lead, and maintained it up to the seventh inning. McDonald was then found for four singles, which helped Brown net four runs. In the next inning, however, the Freshmen tied the score, through Kendall's base running, and in the ninth, Fincke reached first on a neat single, stole second, and finally scored on Jaynes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen, 9; Brown 1901, 8. | 5/9/1898 | See Source »

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