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Word: eighth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...into the net. The third game went to Tallant and Lee through placing by Tallant and good back-hand strokes by Lee. Tallant and Lee won the forth and fifth, while the sixth and seventh went to Lockett and Wrenn, all four games being very poor. Locket won the eighth game by some brilliant strokes, lobbing well. Tallant and Lee then took a brace and won the next four games by good playing. At the end of the tenth game the score stood 5 all. The eleventh game was the best of the match. The playing was beautiful on both...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finals in Doubles. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »

...strong serving, while Lockett won the second by loobing and placing. The third, fourth and fifth games went to Lee and Tallant, the fourth on Lee's service the other two on errors. The sixth game went to Lockett and Wrenn, the seventh to Lee and Tal and, the eighth and ninth to Lockett and Wrenn, principally on errors. Tallant took the tenth game by some good serving, and made the score 5 all. The eleventh and tweifth games and the set, went to Tallant and Lee after a hard struggle; Tallant placed very accurately, playing his usually strong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finals in Doubles. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »

...first set easily. In the second set Jennings braced up a good deal; he took the first game, Then Lee by hard drives took the next three games. The fifth and sixth games went to Jennings by placing and passing. Lee won the next game; then Jennings took the eighth and ninth. The tenth game went to Lee and the score stood 5 all. Lee then played a strong game and won the next two games and set. The score in the second set by games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis Tournament. | 10/18/1889 | See Source »

...service at Appleton chapel last evening was conducted by Dr. Francis G. Peabody. He took his text from the eighth chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans, the nineteenth and twentieth verses. He spoke of the element of personal responsibility which underlies and controls development, considering the thought in its relations to home, to society, to government, to the university life, of which we are a part, and finally to man himself. The choir sang Hopkin's anthem, "Lift up your heads," Stainer's, "Blessed be the Man," and Brown's "Thy sun shall no more go down...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Appleton Chapel. | 10/7/1889 | See Source »

...left there, the next two men going out. In the fifth Lowell got three men on bases but good work by Harvard's outfielders prevented any run-getting. Harvard went out in one, two three order in this and the next inning. Lowell made her last run in the eighth inning Kellogg got his base on balls and stole second and third, coming in on Henshaw's wild throw to Howland. Willard got his base on balls but was forced at second. Henshaw fouled out. Hawley reached first on Willards out, and stole second. Evans was easily retired, pitcher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lowell, 4; Harvard, 1. | 6/18/1889 | See Source »

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