Word: affaires
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Haven Club, numbering some two hundred and fifty members, is making every effort to make the affair a complete success, and the courts are in the best possible condition. About fifty out of town players will be present. among them men from Harvard, Yale, and Trinity, and the tournament will consequently be very well contested. The preliminary rounds will be the best two out of three sets, with advantage games in the deciding set, and the finals the best three out of five, with advantage throughout. The play on the first day will commence...
...spring regatta which was held at Lake Saltonstall last Saturday was a very pleasant affair. The principal event of the afternoon was the race between the junior, sophomore and freshmen crews, which was won by '90. The juniors secured a slight lead at first, but in their first spurt their bow had the misfortune to break his oar, which practically threw '89 out of the race. The contest between '90 and '91 for first place was exceedingly close throughout, each being alternately ahead. Ninety-one came in only a second behind '90. The University crew also entered the race...
...meeting of yesterday, while only changing one Harvard record, was, when the conditions under which it took place are considered, a very successful one. The meeting was an informal affair, managed entirely by the officers of the association, but it has an important bearing on the New York games. The first event was the 120 yards hurdle race. Bell, '91, gave Noble, '88, 10 yards handicap but did not succeed in overhauling him, though he covered the distance in 17 4-5s. Noble's time was not taken. The 100-yards men were now called, Lund, '88; Bodley...
...away before anything of value was taken. As none of the doors were forced, it is probable that the thieves went through the entries and only entered the rooms whose doors they found unlocked. The work was boldly and skillfully done, and was evidently performed by experienced men. The affair has been reported to the police, and measures will be taken to discover the offenders...
...season, and as a result they sent up to Cambridge a team of which they may well feel proud. The visitors took the lead on the first round, and held it to the finish, but from this it must not be inferred that the match was a one-sided affair, for, when the last bird of the 320 shot at had been broken, it was found that the winners had but six to spare. Palmer's score of 35 led both teams, while Dolan's 34 was an excellent second. As a whole the shooting was extremely good, the averages...