Word: drove
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...third set Lockett and Wrenn braced up and took the first three games. Lockett placed well and drove Lee and Tallant from the net back to the end of the court. Lee won the fourth game on his service. The next five games and the set and match went to Tallant and Lee by very poor play ont eir opponents' part and by accurate placing. The score by games was as follows...
...protect us from the wild hordes of the mucker tribe which invade the yard at all seasons of the day and night? The position of a student trying to grind in Holworthy, Stoughton or Hollis is a very trying one. Notwithstanding the fact that a cross-eyed copper drove a handful of us from the Common last year, because that was for the people and we had grounds of our own-a good half of Cambridge's male population-or perhaps a bad half-make the college yard the place for the daily exercise of their powers of locomotion...
...superiority of '92 by cheering. Finally, as this sport became rather monotonous, and as honors in yelling the class cry were evenly divided, the sophomores resolved to put matters to a final test by a rush. In the meantime the freshmen had collected in force and not only drove the sophomores back but carried on decidedly vigorous offensive tactics. The sophomores, surprised by this burst of energy, fell back and reformed their line. Another rush then took place, but it was so dark that when the opposing forces became mixed it was difficult to distinguish friend from foe. The whole...
...fourth round in the singles, played yesterday, Lee beat Snow-6-1, 6-4. In the final singles, Shaw beat Lee-6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 8-6. This was an exhibition of very fine tennis. Shaw drove the ball hard and accurately first on one side-line and then on the other. He won the first two sets handily. In the third, Lee braced, playing his backhanded shots with good effect, and took the set. At the beginning of the fourth set, both players struggled hard for the lead. The first game was deuce and vantage at least...
...Price's wild throw, went to third on the same error, and scored on Henshaw's sacrifice, Williard in the meantime striking out. Gallivan got to first on an error of second, but was thrown out by Ames in an attempt to stead second. For Princeton, Durell drove a liner to centre which was nicely taken in by Howland. Price and Dana both struck...