Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Although the Crimson team has not faced this fall the stiff opposition of last year, the schedule has by no means been of the easy variety of the 1919 and 1920 sort. The University eleven has kept a safe lead over each team that has invaded the Stadium this year, and, although scored upon by Centre and Dartmouth, was far enough ahead in both these contests to enable Coach Fisher to use 29 men in the former game and 22 in the latter. This year's schedule has given more opportunity for a greater number of men to gain experience...
Last year Penn State was the logical holder of first place, since it went through a stiff schedule undefeated, although Cornell also preserved a clean slate, but did not run up against such powerful opponents...
Princeton Has Stiff Work...
Herndon and Ingraham began as though they were going to whirl through their match in short order, for they dropped but two games in the first set. In the second, however, Briggs and Bondi put up a stiff fight and forced their more experienced opponents to show their best style of play. A deuce set was quite unexpected, since Briggs and Bondi had not displayed any very remarkable skill earlier in the tournament. Although Herndon and Ingraham are now in the semi-finals, this is only the second match they have played, since they won their others by default...
...returning the service. Although Bradley found no difficulty in handling these shots, there is no doubt that Kunkel's strength held out longer because he did not use such a tiring kind of play as Bradley. From yesterday's exhibition it is certain that Kunkel will give Herndon a stiff fight in the finals...