Word: outset
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Ward found out early in the match that he was unable to pass Roche by straight return-strokes as the latter covered the court with ease, without using any back-hand strokes. To offset this difficulty, he pursued from the outset the policy of steady accurate lobbing, thus forcing Roche to smash. Most of his returns passed Ward along the side lines, but owing to the difficulty of playing a steady smashing game accurately, many of them went outside...
...match with Lang and Bowdoin in two rather one-sided sets in which there was not much opportunity for scientific playing, the points being usually settled in a few strokes. The next match with Wilder and Chessman was of the same general character, the issue being apparent from the outset...
...author fails signally in accomplisbing what he states at the outset is not difficult, "to define the really patriotic attitude for the undergraduate in the present crisis." Perhaps he believes that Harvard students feel competent to lay down the law as to the actions of the administration, or willing to support the nation with loyalty of a "possibly illogical nature." Perhaps he thinks the present Senior class will agree with him in his picture of the men they honored by refusing to withdraw their names from the list of Class Day Officers, as "scrambling for a landing in Cuba" under...
...evident on Saturday, that the Harvard team were one and all tuned up to the highest pitch of excellence. After the experience of a year ago this is especially gratifying, and bears witness to careful and intelligent training. Not only is the conservative policy adopted this year at the outset in regard to competition in indoor meetings now justified, but the measure of giving a lay off at the beginning of the outdoor season, proved a wise one. Further ground for congratulation is Harvard's good showing in the field events, where points were gained which made the difference between...
...Reeves opened for Princeton. He stated at the outset that Princeton would insist that this debate was over a question of fact, and that no mere assertions or theories would go unchallenged. Our present immigration restrictions, according to him, are founded upon an economic basis. This is rightly so. If a man comes to this country with an ability and a willingness to work, we can make no indictment against him. We have great undeveloped rescurces in this country that we must depend upon immigrants to develop. Our present restrictions are keeping out the most undesirable of possible immigrants. Since...