Word: roundly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Preliminary Round...
...First Round...
...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...
...neither a "society pin" upon his waistcoat, nor his heart upon his sleeve. He is silent about the good deeds that he does; yet week after week he goes to a "Boys' Club" in some wretched district of Boston; or he gathers about him the little band that centres round a "Home Library"; there is a sailors' mission where Harvard students may be found Sundays, and a "Prospect Union," where men who have toiled all day meet at night to study, and Harvard students are their teachers. They devote time and strength to these, but they say nothing: Silently...
...matches in the first round of the tennis tournament were finished yesterday, but little good tennis was played. Very few of the men are in practice at this time of the year, and this accounts for the poor playing. Whitman and Thomas have been playing very well and stand a good chance of reaching the finals. Whitman's match with Chauncey was much closer than the score shows. Chauncey played a very pretty game, which would improve much with more practice. The following are the summaries of yesterday's play...