Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...energy shown by the Conference Francaise, the great French comedian, M. Coquelin, has been induced to deliver a lecture next Tuesday afternoon in Sanders Theatre. M. Coquelin is not only an actor of the very highest order, but he is known at home as an able litterateur and a brilliant lecturer. In order to give his lecture here, Mr. Coquelin has been forced to make a considerable sacrifice, as his time in Boston is very limited and his friends numerous. For those who do not know enough French to be able to understand all that M. Coquelin will...
...however. The defeated side played steadily for three sets but were apparently disheartened in the last. They evinced a decided tendency to get nervous, serving and playing hurriedly; with a little more experience they will do more justice to themselves. The winners played a slow, steady, and at times brilliant game and will deserve the title of champions...
...intercollegiate tennis tournament began last Monday morning on the grounds of the New Haven lawn tennis club. The high wind, and the state of the courts, which were badly washed, prevented the members of the eight colleges from making any very brilliant plays. In the preliminary round, Brown was beaten by Hall, of Columbia, 6-2, 6-2. Sears beat Johnson of Princeton, 6-1, 6-2; in the second round, Sears also beat Wright of Trinity, 6-2, 6-2. In the doubles, Chase and Tailer defeated Woodruff and Deane, of Amhearst, by a score...
...brilliant running of Mowry and Poe and the fine kicking of Ames, were the features of the game on the part of Princeton. In the first half, Ames kicked a beautiful goal from the field...
...starting and does not ward off well. Graves is sure of either full back or half back as his tackling and kicking are very good. His catching is a little uncertain but his dodging and running are excellent. Tracey, full-back, is an awkward player, and while often making brilliant plays, cannot be depended on in case of emergency. Besides these men, McClung and Morrison, who were half-backs on the Exeter team last year, Adams, Clawson and Bayard have also done well in practice behind the rush line. Clawson was substitute last year but has not the necessary vigor...