Word: wards
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Ward '00 won the fall tennis tournament yesterday afternoon, defeating J. A. Roche '03 in three interesting and closely-contested sets. The scores were...
...Ward won the match by steady, even playing and excellent judgment. Although Roche played a much more brilliant game and continually passed Ward by hard smashing, he was erratic, and lost the match from unsteadiness in returning Ward's strokes within the court. Both men played a close net game...
...final round of singles in the fall tennis tournament will be played today at 3.30 between J. A. Roche, Jr., '03 and H. Ward '00. In the doubles played yesterday afternoon, Roche and Bingham defeated Cross and Jenkins in a fast and exciting game by the score...
...results of yesterday's matches in the tennis tournament follow: Roche defeated Thomas, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Rockwell and Bidwell defeated Moore and Jones, 6-4, 6-1. Ward and Davis defeated Lang and Bowdoin, 6-2, 6-2. Ward and Davis defeated Wilder and Chessman...
...first set of the Roche-Thomas match, Thomas frequently passed Roche by his long hard driving and clever back work. He was not able to keep up his game, however, and soon became erratic, with the result that Roche won easily in the second and third sets. Ward and Davis won the match with Lang and Bowdoin in two rather one-sided sets in which there was not much opportunity for scientific playing, the points being usually settled in a few strokes. The next match with Wilder and Chessman was of the same general character, the issue being apparent from...