Word: weather
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...final round of doubles for the University tennis 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...
...semi-final round of doubles in the University tennis tournament was played yesterday on Jarvis Field under the most threatening weather conditions. As it was, the rain interfered with one of the semi-final single matches, making it necessary to postpone it until this afternoon. In the doubles, N. W. Niles '09 and E. T. Dana '09 beat S. P. Henshaw 3L. and E. P. Pearson 1L., 6-2, 6-2, and A. S. Dabney '09 and G. P. Gardner, Jr., '10 beat R. Smith 3G. and W. L. Colwell...
...fourth annual Freshman track meet was held yesterday afternoon in the Stadium. On the whole the meet was very successful, and in spite of the cold weather records were broken in the 880-yard run, the 220-yard dash, and the two-mile run. The times made in several of the events, however, were not so good as those of last year. The number of entries fell below the average of previous years...
...yard line, and again twice on the 5-yard line, and succeeded in breaking through the first team's line each time for touchdowns. Great improvement was shown, however, on the offensive, the University team scoring twice. The playing was full of snap, partly due to the cold weather, and the plays went off quickly. To practice tis afternoon will be entirely secret...
...diamond yesterday afternoon with 30 men reporting. Two teams were formed and a five-inning game was played which team A won by the score of 5 to 4. All the men were given a chance to play, but were not allowed to play hard owing to the cool weather. Team B led until the last half of the fifth inning, when Currier made a three-base hit which sent in the tieing run, and then scored the winning run himself...