Word: third
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...baseball cage yesterday afternoon, A. Barker '11 won the high jump with an actual jump of 5 ft. 8 in., and C. Hann '11 won the shot-put with an actual put of 36 ft. 1 in. C. Mueller '11 and J. Wheelwright '10 won second and third respectively in the high jump, and J. P. Long '11 and J. L. Barr '10 won second and third places in the shot-put. There will be handicap competitions in the broad jump and pole-vault in the baseball cage this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Men may enter on the field...
...championship was played off yesterday afternoon on Jarvis Field. The weather was very unfavorable for tennis, but in spite of this the spectators were afforded one of the most exciting and closest exhibitions of play seen in the tournament. When Dabney and Gardner tied the score by winning the third and fourth sets, the supposition that Dana and Niles would have a comparatively easy victory was dispelled...
...first two sets, Niles and Dana were never in danger, and in the third and fourth Dabney and Gardner were almost invincible, but in the last, the winners completely outplayed their opponents, who could win neither their own serves nor prevent the others from winning theirs...
...third and fourth sets Dabney's unsteadiness disappeared and he played a wonderful game, which improved continuously. Gardner's serving was very effective in these sets and he and Dabney worked well together. Dabney was especially strong on back-hand work and his lobbing was particularly good. Niles was distinctly off form here and Dana bore the brunt of the work...
...University tennis tournament was completed yesterday afternoon, when E. P. Pearson 1L. defeated C. S. Cutting '12 in a close match, which went into three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The first set was easy for Pearson, and Cutting was never behind in the second. The third set was hotly contested, however...