Word: netted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...detailed audit of the books for the preceding year ('97-'98) was made last year, the first of the kind since the organization of the society. The plan of paying the chief employees of the store a percentage on the net profits of the annual business proved unsatisfactory in practice, and has been abandoned for a system of straight salaries...
...first set Ward and Davis secured a lead of 4-2, but lost the set 6-4 on account of misplays by Davis at critical moments. The challengers lobbed continually, but many of their balls fell too close to the net, and were easily killed by their opponents. Whitman showed great steadiness, and covered ground brilliantly. Ward placed well, but Davis was very erratic, playing brilliantly at times, and again making many nets and outs. Ward and Davis were a shade the better in team-play, but this was more than over-balanced by the greater steadiness of their opponents...
...play was fast and fairly accurate. Ward took the net as usual and won the first set by sharp volleying and clever placing. In the succeeding sets, Marvin steadied down and from the base line passed Ward frequently. His back-hand stroke was very speedy and his low ground-strokes were effective against Ward's net game...
Ward won the match by steady, even playing and excellent judgment. Although Roche played a much more brilliant game and continually passed Ward by hard smashing, he was erratic, and lost the match from unsteadiness in returning Ward's strokes within the court. Both men played a close net game...
...first match, Roche defeated Beyer without much difficulty, by more skillful net play and better judgment in placing his strokes. Beyer played almost entirely in the middle of the court and, partly on account of his short reach, failed to smash successfully when the opportunity was given. In the Ward-Rotch match there was almost no rallying one or two strokes generally ending each play. As a consequence the playing consisted almost wholly in a back court game, where Ward's swift cuts were most effective. In the match with Derby there was more rallying and the playing was more...