Word: winning
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...doubles were between Harvard and Yale teams. The Yale team, H. A. Plummer and S. L. Russell, defeated J. A. Roche '03 and W. P. Blagdon '04, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Yale men were a little the steadier, but had a hard time to win. The playing of J. A. Roche for Harvard was at times brilliant, and his volleying and smashing of lobs were the features of the match...
...Reid '01 followed Mr. Billings. He emphasized the need of physical purity and healthy habits in college men. Clean living and resolute allegiance to high principles will win ultimate recognition, the speaker said. The strict rules which govern athletic training may profitably be observed through a man's whole career in college--and afterwards...
...offered for punting, drop kicking and place kicking. The contest will be conducted by the coaches, and accuracy, quickness, height, placing and distance will be considered. The cups will become the property of the winners. As these cups are offered to develop kickers no one will be allowed to win more than one cup in the same event in successive years, or more than one cup in one year, although he may enter in all three events. For example, a man who won in punting last year can compete this year only for place and drop kicking...
Spraker will probably win the broad jump also. Cornish of Cambridge has a record of 23 feet, but is not in his best condition and can hardly be expected to equal Spraker, as the later did 22 feet, 3 1-2 inches on his first jump last Saturday...
Workman, the Cambridge captain, has recently cone a great deal of work in the half-mile run, and because of his wonderful ability to set a hard pace and keep a good reserve for a sprint, should win the event easily. He ran the distance last Saturday in two minutes flat without being hard pressed, and on the same day Boynton won the Harvard Yale trial in 2 minutes 1 1-5 seconds...