Word: spectacular
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...University came back in the fifth and made one run through Abbot's double and Coolidge's single, but the real rally was postponed until the ninth. Aside from the closeness of the score and the nerve-racking postponement of victory, the game was an extremely spectacular and intense affair. Reilly and Hunter, of Yale, contributed to the features with marvelous catches. In the second inning, with two down and the bases clogged with University players Abbot slammed a liner toward left field which looked good for two runs, but Reilly made a great leap in the air and stopped...
...addition, has proved a more consistent hitter. Captain Hardwick's impressive record as a conformed slugger overshadows Reilly's slick-work, but at third base the Yale man is undoubtedly the better. This is his third year on the team, and he has a record for sure, fast and spectacular felding, while Hardwick has been working under the disadvantage of a mid-season shift from left field. Reed, at short, has been showing up well in the last few weeks, but Legore is the better of the two. He is the best hitter on the Yale squad...
...Thursday night, July 1, will occur the most interesting and spectacular event of the whole conference. An elaborate bonfire, 60 feet high, will be built in the centre of the quadrangle and each delegation will perform some special "stunt" in costume. Over one thousand students will take part in this performance. In past years there has been great competition between Harvard and Yale delegations in this event. Several surprises have been prepared for the celebration this year...
...University tennis team was defeated six matches to three, by the Longwood Cricket Club on the Longwood courts in Brookline yesterday afternoon. Owing to the strong wind, play was somewhat handicapped and the tennis, though spectacular was not consistently good...
...only feature of the second period was a spectacular rush by Morgan who snatched the puck from a scrimmage in front of the puck from a scrimmage in front of the University's goal, outskated the Princeton men and scored an easy goal. The game was well-played and hard-fought and while it decisively spoiled Princeton's chances for the 1915 championship, it also showed that the University will have to make marked improvement in order to defeat the strong Yale seven next Saturday...