Word: skilling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Racquets Club Tournament yesterday at the University Squash Courts by defeating R. E. Smith '22 his semi-finals opponent, by a score of 16-14, 15-8 and 15-1. Smith was by no means in his best form, and after the first game showed little sign of the skill which he had displayed in the preliminary rounds...
Bradlee played easily and with caution during the first game, when his opponent held him to a 13-13 tie, and he had to use his greatest skill finally to take the game by the score of 16-14. However, Smith at the beginning of the second game broke his racquet, and the incident seemed to rob him also of his morale, for he rapidly went to pieces, and although he tried several racquets after this, he seemed unable to stage any sort of come-back. The last two games went with hardly a struggle. Bradlee, who won last fall...
After the game the team will go to Northampton, remaining overnight at the Draper Hotel. Leaving there in the late morning, they will reach Williamstown at 5.30 o'clock. After dinner at the Williams Inn, they will match their skill against the Purple five...
...guessing as to the effect of the proposed rule. In 1879 with the open scrimmage and no penalty for fumbling, Parke Davis, Esq., in his book on American Football, describes the play as most scientific. In passing, when about to be tackled the players developed remarkable skill, throwing and catching with the speed and accuracy of baseball and forming backing up groups very cleverly...
...assigned to the only stationary position on the quilted, that of permanent back, who seldom comes down the floor as his position is like that of the defense quarterback. It is his duty to cover any man who breaks through and starts for the basket. Rudofsky has shown great skill in sizing up and breaking up plays than threatened to end in a tally...