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...playing of Lenhart and Captain Gordon, Harvard's two ranking players, was the feature of the afternoon. Evans, leader of the Andover team, who is number seven in the National Junior ranking, and who had not previously been beaten this year, fell before the swift and accurate drives and powerful serves of Lenhart after a three set struggle...
...went down to a bad defeat. Briggs, playing third for the University against Auger of Lincoln's Inn displayed brilliant tennis in rapidly disposing of his rival. A fast three set match between the number four men started strong for Lincoln's Inn, then the outcome balanced, and finally fell on the Harvard side, Cummings had defeated Farnham, a member of the University team two years...
...temporary chairman for their National Convention. With the position goes the honor, the duty of making the keynote speech. The eloquence of Charles E. Hughes was tempting. But there was a greater consideration: The West, or at least the Middle West ought to be recognized. So the choice fell to Theodore Elijah Burton, of Ohio, now Representative, onetime Senator (TIME, April 21). Mr. Burton is not spectacular but he is substantial, honest- in keeping with this year's Republican virtues...
...week ago, Bryant and Stratton fell before the Worcester attack, 17 to 3. A veritable deluge of hits came from the Academy's bats, and a Freshman victory this afternoon will depend largely on the ability of Gates or Clifford to baffle the Worcester batsmen. On Wednesday, Fitchburg Normal School was shut out by Coach Delehanty's nine, 10 to 0. This impressive record augurs a hard battle for the Freshman team which will line up with its full strength on the field...
...Anna, daughter of George Jay Gould, married Catholic Count Paul Marie Ernest Boniface de Castallane. In 1906 she divorced him. Two years later Prince Helie fell victim to her charm and they lived happily ever after-until 1914. In this momentous year the High Court of the Roman Curia reconsidered the annulment of her marriage to Count Castallane. It transpired that the Pope was displeased, the Vatican distressed and Catholics in general disturbed about her divorce-then the Great War overshadowed...