Word: net
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Name. Gross. Handicap. Net...
...case, he broke through clearly and would have scored but for Dibblee's beautiful dive which pulled him down on the 20-yard line. That was as near as Newton got to the Harvard line during the second half as their efforts to gain on three downs failed to net them a single yard...
...owing to a stiff breeze, was unfavorable for tennis, so that the men did not show up in their best form. Marvin won the match by his swift, accurate strokes, passing Ward repeatedly at the net. He was, however, uncertain in his smashing and preferred to place Ward's numerous lobs carefully Both men took the net upon every chance. After the first set and a part of the second, Ward fell off in his playing, while Marvin became more steady, and won the final set with comparative ease...
Both men ran up to the net on their service and the volleying was very swift and for the most part fairly accurate. Carleton drove beautifully throughout and if he had been stronger in his smashing, the result might have been different. Ward volleyed particularly well and his lobs were all well back in the court, which drove Carleton from the net...
There were two very close and exciting matches between H. Foster '98, and H. J. Holt '98, and G. M. McConnell 1L, and H. H. Shaw '99. Holt was not playing as well as usual, and was weak in his volleying at the net, but still gave Foster a hard match. McConnell's playing was quite a surprise, and defeated Shaw's rather brilliant and erratic game by superior steadiness...