Word: winner
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...favors election by the class, as the only alternative. The method, it must be admitted, is open to serious objections, but could, we believe, be regulated so as to exclude men who are popular but inefficient. A committee of athletes and managers could select several possibilities at large, the winner to be decided by the class. Thus would the individual managers be relieved of the responsibility of making the choice, and the College of its usually groundless, but inevitable, doubts as to the wisdom of the selection...
...Harvard athletes who are taking part. A dual meet with Yale, in which a victory will mean permanent possession of the nine-year cup, in itself has created unprecedented enthusiasm, not only because of the trophy at stake, but because of the conflict of authorities in picking the probable winner. In addition the Harvard nine meets its Princeton rivals in the first of the championship games. Our record is not an encouraging one, but the team has shown its mettle in the past and we know it is capable of playing winning ball until the last...
...Hackett '08 defeated M. T. Ackerland '09, 6-4, 6-4; W. H. Y. Hackett '08 defeated G. C. Adams '10, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Hackett will play Adams again this afternoon at 2 o'clock and the winner will be the sixth member of the University team, which at present is made up of F. Cutting '09, A. S. Dabney '09, N. W. Niles '09, E. P. Pearson '09, and C. C. Pell...
...Nickerson '11 defeated H.C. Kittredge '11, 6-1, 6-2. As neither J.C. Johnson '11 or R. Crosby '11 appeared for their match, it was called off, and W.B. Fraser-Campbell '11 was given a victory by default over the assumed winner. By defeating J.E. Gardiner '08, C.C. Pell '08 became the Senior class champion, and will play the Junior class champion in the semi-finals...
...Aiken '11 vs. W.B. Fraser-Campbell '11, at 1.15 o'clock; A. Sweetser '11 vs. winner of Aiken-Fraser-Campbell match, at 2.15; H. Nickerson '11 vs. E. M. Ach '11, at 2.30. The rest of the matches are postponed until Thursday...