Word: semis
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...aided by two or three of his team-mates, had gained a few yards when Byrne dove head foremost in front of the men. In some way his head was caught so that it was bent under his chest as the players fell on him. He remained in a semi-conscious condition for some time, breathing very slowly and most of the time only by means of the constant efforts of a doctor. The physicians worked all night and managed to keep him alive until 6.35 o'clock yesterday morning...
...neither has before reached the final round in a championship tournament. In the present tournament, Dana has shown excellent form, defeating G. P. Gardner, Jr., '10, captain of the University tennis team, in the fifth round, and J. Wheelwright '10, who won from A. S. Dabney '11, in the semi-final round. Sweetser has made a comparatively easy advance in the tournament so far, only one match requiring a third set. The match this afternoon will be for the best three out of five sets...
...semi-final round of the singles, Wheelwright again displayed good form, but was defeated by E. T. Dana 1G. Wheelwright had little trouble in winning the first set 6-2, but in the second, Dana steadied, winning 5 games to Wheelwright's one. Wheelwright then, by some clever work, took the next three games, before Dana was able to win his serve and end the set. In the final set Wheelwright seemed like a winner, with a score of 4-1, but Dana then displaying the best form and the most brilliant tennis of the whole tournament, took the next...
...other semi-final match of the singles, A. Sweetser '11 easily defeated R. W. Morgan '10, passing the latter at the net almost at will...
...semi-finals of the doubles tournament neither of the matches was hotly contested. K. Brewster 2L. and H. H. Rolfe sL. easily defeated M. deS. Verdi 3L. and D. Brannan 3L., 6-2, 6-4. E. R. Brumley 3L. and J. Reynolds 3L. found it impossible to break into the net game of F. F. A. Person '11 and H. Nickerson '11, losing two love sets...