Word: sure
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Ware '99 won the tennis championship of the State yesterday, on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club, by defeating H. Ward 1900, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Neither player was in especially good form. Ward was particularly erratic. His back hand strokes were never sure and a fatal tendency of driving into the net lost him many points. Ware played fairly good tennis, but was inclined to play into his opponent's hands...
...second set brought out the best play of the afternoon. Ware had his opponent 4-2, when Ward rallied and won four straight games. His placing was remarkable; his stroke strong and sure. But after this he was unable to control his stroke and lost the match through inability to keep the ball in the court...
...addition of H. J. Winslow, C. H. and L., in the quarter mile will make this a strong event, as H. H. Fish '99 is a very sure point winner, and Winslow won the event in 51 3-5s in the interscholastic games at New York...
...time of the break in the crew's work, the form had been fairly good, and Mr. Cook was turning to the finer points of the stroke. To be sure, there was an extremely annoying tendency to rush the work in almost every part of the stroke and the slides were an especially difficult matter for the coach. The blade work had been steadily improving and the snap and spirit of the members admirable. It is yet to be seen how all this will be affected by the illness of Williams and the longer absence of Wickes who will...
...RATTLE" is going to take his best girl and future mother-in-law to the June events at the Riverside Recreation Grounds. She is an athletic girl and sure to enjoy the track athletics of the Mass. and R. I. meet today. "Rattle" says she swims like a duck and will never forgive him if he does not take her to see the Water Sports on Saturday, June 11. Diving competition, swimming competition, exhibition diving, and under-water swimming for distance are among the interesting features for "Rattle" and his friends to enjoy. Peter S. McNally the champion...