Word: returned
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...ladder, by which he is to reach Genevote's window. He is in the act of climbing to it, when La Trenblaye appears and threatens to imprison him, on the charge of burglary. Terrified by this, Granger is induced to sanction La Trenblaye's marriage with Manon, and in return Genevote de La Trenblaye is to marry Granger...
Ward found out early in the match that he was unable to pass Roche by straight return-strokes as the latter covered the court with ease, without using any back-hand strokes. To offset this difficulty, he pursued from the outset the policy of steady accurate lobbing, thus forcing Roche to smash. Most of his returns passed Ward along the side lines, but owing to the difficulty of playing a steady smashing game accurately, many of them went outside...
...fifty or more men sign the bluebook in Leavitt & Peirce's, a rate of $10.50 to Philadelphia and return at the time of the Pennsylvania game can be secured...
...feature of the practice was the return to the guard-back play which was used for the last two years. Barnard, who played at left guard in place of Boal, tried to rush with the ball, but with little success. Although one or two yards were sometimes gained on the play, it was in no sense effective. Campbell and Hallowell, although they played well at times, allowed the second eleven backs to get past them twice for runs of twenty or thirty yards. Except for these runs, the defensive work of the first eleven was perfect...
...second half, the line-bucking game did not net so many touchdowns as were scored in the first half. On a fumble of Daly's return of the kick-off, J. Lawrence fell on the ball, and a series of line plays carried it across for a touchdown. Amherst was forced to kick the ball three times in this half. Devens and Ellis each scored again, and Sawin kicked the goals, one of which was from a punt-out. Time was called when Sawin was running for a touchdown with a clear field, but he unfortunately stopped at the sound...