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Dates: during 1920-1920
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R. Bradley's game is also built on conservative lines with steadiness as the predominant feature. He lacks aggressiveness and deep, forcing strokes, but some of his matches end with the exhaustion of one of the players.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR SPRING TENNIS SEASON | 11/12/1920 | See Source »

J. Kleberg '22 has unusually fast dropping cross-court drives. He is a good volleyer and, together with F. T. Pratt '22, forms an effective combination. Until this fall G. C. Guild '23 was best known for his booming forehand drive. He has ably demonstrated, however, that he is not...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR SPRING TENNIS SEASON | 11/12/1920 | See Source »

M. Duane '23 is the type of high-strung temperamental player; at times exhibiting remarkable brilliancy and then again sinking into wild spells of erraticness. He commands a great variety of strokes, one of his best being a very deceptive backhand drive. His nervousness and lack of cool, calm judgment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR SPRING TENNIS SEASON | 11/12/1920 | See Source »

At a dinner attended by representatives of the Boston newspapers and the CRIMSON, which was held at Young's Hotel last night, Head Coach Fisher explained the reasons why the Harvard football authorities were opposed to the numbering of the Crimson players, and said, definitely, that the Harvard eleven would...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COACH FISHER DEFINITELY ANNOUNCES THAT PLAYERS WILL NOT BE NUMBERED | 11/12/1920 | See Source »

The principal reason given by Coach Fisher was that the numbering of players would aid scouts in analyzing the Harvard plays. The fact that fundamentally the same play has been used successfully against Yale, Princeton, and Oregon, and that it still remains a mystery is proof of the incomplete understanding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COACH FISHER DEFINITELY ANNOUNCES THAT PLAYERS WILL NOT BE NUMBERED | 11/12/1920 | See Source »

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