Word: runnerup
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...race was held over a five-mile trail, and only Bill Watson of Yale and Dave Little of Princeton the Mikkolamen from sweeping the field. The Eli captain finished first in 27:08 and the Tiger was the runnerup, but the next seven places were taken by the Crimson...
...Bengals' victory Saturday was their third consecutive win following the return of their star and captain, Johnny Vruink who has been out most of the season. Against Harvard Vruink tallied seven points for runnerup scoring honors with his teammate Ed Hobler topping the scoring column with 10 points...
...first great victory over Thomas E. Jansen, Jr. '26, at one time runnerup in the National Championships, in three straight sets, was followed by an equally astounding win over Carroll Harrington '24, reputedly one of Rhode Island's best players, in five close matches. The third match was played this week with Lyman H. B. Olmsted, one of Barry Cowles' proteges, and the thirteenth ranking player in the state. Dorson won in three out of four...
Present in the Harvard line up this year is not only the runnerup Glidden, but also last year's intercollegiate champion. E. Brian Sargent '36, who holds the further distinction in the recent gold raquet tourney at Cedarhurst, Long Island, of having forced Neil Sullivan, national champion, to five games. On his road before giving way the finals, Sargent defeated Donald Simons, Princeton graduate and court luminary...
...everyone's surprise Mrs. William Adams of Cedarhurst put out Eleonora Sears, principally by the use of a tricky backhand shot along the side wall. Then Ruth Hall of Philadelphia, runnerup in the finals last year and sister of J. Gilbert Hall, No. 13 ranking U. S. lawn tennis player, put out Mrs. Adams, 15?4, 15?8. 18?17. She went into the finals against her 16-year-old friend Cecelia Bowes, also from Philadelphia. The first game was fairly close until Miss Hall became sure of what Cecelia Bowes was going to do in any situation...