Word: playing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...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...
...second set brought out the best play of the afternoon. Ware had his opponent 4-2, when Ward rallied and won four straight games. His placing was remarkable; his stroke strong and sure. But after this he was unable to control his stroke and lost the match through inability to keep the ball in the court...
...that the baseball season here is approaching the climax of the Yale game, we should like to enquire with what aim the undergraduates have attended the contests of the past few weeks. If it has been merely to see two nines play ball, well and good, or rather well and bad, they might have satisfied their desire just as completely on the South End Grounds. If with any intention of rendering their team encouragement and support, their failure has been little less than ludicrous. A stranger in Cambridge attending one of the minor games, would have received the impression that...
PARK THEATRE, Eugene Tompkins. Lessee and Manager.- Baseball by Automaton players every afternoon the Bostons play away from home. Smoking allowed. Admission 25 cents...
...Banjo Club and the Mandolin and Guitar Club will play on the Law School steps...