Word: set
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...students of Cornell have set out to raise $2000 for the purpose of furnishing an eight-oared crew for the races. $500 has already been raised...
...last set of the tennis tournament, R. D. Brown beat Q. A. Shaw, two sets to one, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2, thereby winning second place. Harvard will be represented at the intercollegiate contest by Sears and Brown in Singles, and Sears and Shaw, and Tailer and Chase in the doubles...
...Messrs. Parker and Perry declined the nomination to the captaincy of the crew, and it was voted that the members of last year's crew be permitted to elect the captain for this year. A variety of motions in regard to the committee to draw up the rules and set the time for the Class Day elections were made and debated. The plan of society representation was discontinued, and the president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer were elected to this committee...
...complete success, and the courts are in the best possible condition. About fifty out of town players will be present. among them men from Harvard, Yale, and Trinity, and the tournament will consequently be very well contested. The preliminary rounds will be the best two out of three sets, with advantage games in the deciding set, and the finals the best three out of five, with advantage throughout. The play on the first day will commence at 11 a. m., and 2.30 p. m., and at 10.30 a. m. and 2.30 p. m. for the rest of the time...
...Columbia freshman crew have already taken up their quarters at New London. They are a strong wiry, set of men and will have the advantage of a long period of practice on the Thames before the race with the Harvard freshmen. W. A. Meikleham of the '86 Columbia 'varsity crew is coaching them; although he is not able on account of his ill health to row with them, he follows them in the Columbia steam launch, the "Carrie Goodwin." Columbia is quartered at Captain Brown's, and just across the road from them is the house of Captain Latham Brown...