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Word: swiftness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...final match of the state tennis tournament at Longwood yesterday by the score of 6-4, 6-4, and 6-1. Davis played an exceptionally strong and brilliant game. His smashes at the net were accurate and sure and he passed Ware time and again by swift strokes along the side lines. Ware at first attempted to lob, but could not avoid the fierce smashes of his opponent. In the last set he tried to pass Davis by strokes, but was even less successful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Davis Defeats Ware. | 6/20/1900 | See Source »

...feature of today's game was the Davis-Wright match. Davis was in fine form and played a cool, steady game. His service was swift and sure, and by his clever placing he kept Wright constantly in the back court. Wright's game was unsteady, as a result of his opponent's aggressive play, although at times his form was brilliant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State Tennis Semi-Finals. | 6/19/1900 | See Source »

...Rogers (inclusive), Geol. Lect. Room W. B. Rogers to Veazey (inclusive), Harvard 6 Vernon to Zelle, Harvard 5 History 18, Holden History 21, Div. Lib. 4 Fine Arts 4: Assignment of Rooms (Fine Arts 4). Adams to Holden (inclusive), Sever 35 Horst to Morse (inclusive), Sever 29 Nagle to Swift (inclusive), Sever 30 Talbot to Wyman, Sever 32 Music 2, Holden Mathematics 16, Lawrence 1 Engineering 12b, Lawrence 1 Physics 6, Sever 24 Chemistry 5, Sever 24 Geology 8, Geol. Lect. Rm. Archaeology 1, Holden 2.30 p. m. Indo-Iraniap 1, Warren House Economics 1: Assignment of Rooms (Economics...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Examinations. | 6/7/1900 | See Source »

...prizes offered by the Camera club for the best set of pictures illustrating different phases of Harvard life have been awarded as follows: First medal--W. B. Swift '01, with special commendation; second medal--J. Burroughs '01; first honorable mention--R. P. Perry '00; second honorable mention--M. Buckley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Camera Club Prizes Awarded. | 6/6/1900 | See Source »

...pitching was done by Stillman, Kernan, MacDonald and B. A. Hayes '98. The men showed improved form in batting and made a number of clean, hard drives. Wendell's backstop work was good, but he was weak in throwing to second. Reid's throwing to bases was remarkably swift and accurate. The fielding practice was sharp and more accurate than on Tuesday. Kendall, though fairly sure on thrown balls, is still very weak in fielding batted balls, and his throwing yesterday was uncertain. The outfielders are showing considerable improvement in getting under long flies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baseball Practice. | 5/24/1900 | See Source »

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