Word: brilliant
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...semi-finals of the intercollegiate tennis tournament, played yesterday on the courts of the Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Tilden and Thayer of Pennsylvania gained an unexpected and brilliant victory over Niles and Dabney, while the Yale men, Holden and Bundy, defeated Gardner and Dana in a close match. N. W. Niles '09 was victorious over A. S. Dabney '09 in the final round of the singles, so that Harvard gains one of the two possible points towards the possession of the intercollegiate trophy...
Never in the history of the tournaments has there been more brilliant playing than that of yesterday, every set being closely contested. The Pennsylvania team met Yale in the afternoon, darkness finally putting a stop to the playing with the score two sets and six games all. The tie will be played off today...
Turning now to personal life, Dean Fenn said that there were many specific ways in which a man's possessions might stand in the way of his possibilities. Many a man of brilliant parts has made little of himself simply because he was never obliged to put forth all his powers. A man of means frequently fails, just because of that fact, to become a means for the highest ends. Occasionally crises come in which the Christ appears bearing the sword and demanding utter self-renunciation. No one here, almost under the shadow of Memorial Hall, can doubt it. Today...
...little low. His jumping catch of Mansfield's liner in the ninth stopped further trouble. Harding covered first in good style, and Hicks and McCall both fielded their positions creditably. In the outfield, Lanigan caught two long flics by fast work. For Holy Cross, the throwing of Barry was brilliant, although he made a wild one which cost...
...inning. Shay, the first man up, was hit, reached second on Cashen's sacrifice, and third on Larkin's out, Hicks to Harding. Barry then singled sharply to left, scoring the run, but Mansfield was out, Leonard to Harding. Harvard then proceeded to tie the score by Leonard's brilliant work. After waiting for a base on balls, he ran down to second, starting just as the catcher was throwing the ball to the pitcher. Mansfield's throw to second was too late, as Leonard made a neat slide. McCall then bunted, putting Leonard on third, but getting out himself...