Word: superiorities
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Both men played a back court game most of the time. Laverack was more sure at the net and used his superior reach to advantage. Marvin was very careless here and lost many points by smashes into the net. In the first set Laverack was not at his best and Marvin won easily, using a swift back hand stroke with great effect. In the second set Laverack improved greatly, running nearly every game to deuce and earning most of his points. Marvin's play weakened a little here but he finally won after a long deuce game. Laverack started with...
After the short preliminary practice, the first and second elevens played two halves of ten minutes each. The first eleven was decidedly superior on the offensive, but did not score until the very end of the second half. This small score does not, however, give a correct idea of the game; for the second team had possession of the ball only twice and did not gain a yard by rushing. The first eleven on the other hand, gained almost at will, and was never far from the goal line. In the first half the ball was carried twice...
This afternoon the Yale varsity took a four mile row, giving the Harvard crew its first opportunity to see them. Their form seems much superior to that of last year; their time was 20m. 40s., made under good conditions of wind and water...
...Charles E. Cameron, who was charged with selling book-plates which had been stolen from the Gore Hall Library, was indicted yesterday before the Middlesex Superior Court...
...advantage of Yale's errors. Clarkson pitched remarkably well, striking out nineteen men, and with good support would have shut Yale out. The fielding on both sides was slow and uncertain, allowing several men to be credited with hits who should have been retired. The Yale infield was much superior to Harvard's, but the outfielders were slow in returning hits and did not cover much ground. Next to Clarkson, Story did the best work for Harvard. He did not have many chances in the field, but he batted well, and ran bases with good judgment. Clark went into...