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...start Columbia assumed the offensive and threw the first basket which was shortly afterward followed by a goal from a foul, making the score 3 to 0 in favor of Columbia. At this point the play of the University team became steadier and at the end of the half the score was 6 to 6. In the second half Amberg made the first goal and then for 10 minutes Columbia scored repeatedly by goals from fouls. The final score of 17 to 13 was made several minutes before the end of the game...
...time was in danger from the Holyoke boat. Claverly held its own, however, and slowly gained on the boat ahead. Brattle street, in the meanwhile, was making desperate efforts to overtake Waverley and might have succeeded, had not the Holworthy-Stoughton crew, which was rowing a much slower and steadier stroke, caught up and made its bump not two hundred yards from the finish. The latter crew proved to be one of the best on the river and would probably have bumped the Brattle street boat much sooner but for an accident to the stroke's slide at the start...
...second half, could nearly always be relied on to make his distance. Just before the end of the game he wrenched his knee and was replaced by Lockwood. Starr put lots of snap into the team and used good judgment in directing plays. He was much steadier in the backfield than he has been and ran well with the ball. His most brilliant run was on the first kick-off, when he followed his interference back 50 yards...
...Dillon of Carlisle opened up holes at will. Brill's defensive game was very effective in breaking up the interference, but he was unable to stop the runner. Burr and White played very aggressively on both the offense and defense, and defense, and the latter's passing was much steadier. The ends showed no improvement over their play in previous games, with the exception of Leary, who made several hard tackles...
Yesterday afternoon, in the third round of the tennis tournament, Niles '09 and Cutler '09 defeated Coleman 1L. and Auchincloss 3L. 6-2, 6-2. Niles and Cutler played a much steadier game than their opponents, and won most of their points through accurate placing. At times Auchincloss served very well, but he was entirely unable to cover his court. Coleman made a number of good returns, but he could not place them out of the reach of Niles and Cutler. Niles's service was effective throughout the match, and both he and Cutler returned well, their shots...