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...article on tennis courts, which appeared in a recent number of the HERALD-CRIMSON, seems a little hasty in his recommendations. Is he a follower of the illustrious reformer, Henry George, or does he really believe that because only a few yet have courts, it would be right to dispossess them. It would be hard at any rate to make the aforesaid holders of courts see the justice of this. When they have the exclusive right to their courts only after four o'clock and even then anyone else can use them in the absence of the owners, they think...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 3/31/1884 | See Source »

...meeting of the H. A. A. today will begin at 2.30 P. M. promptly. All men not ready when their event is called will forfeit their right to competc...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOTICE. | 3/29/1884 | See Source »

...urged against any radical change. Men had already gone to considerable expense in rolling and marking out their courts, and any material change in the existing state of affairs would be unfair to them. The justice of this plea was recognized and in the desire to observe the rights of individuals the rights of the body of tennis players were left to a considerable degree uncared for. This year, however, the case is very different, while last year the number of tennis players in college was not largely in excess of the accommodation in the way of courts, some slight...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/28/1884 | See Source »

...courts are to be held in common, no one has a prior right to any one of them. The first man who comes can play on any court he finds vacant, and cannot be dispossessed of the court unless it can be shown that he is injuring it in some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/28/1884 | See Source »

...morning was in a better position to resist attack. This was soon made by Polk on our left, which was commanded by Thomas. Although hotly pressed, the left wing stood firm and Thomas called for reinforcements. With want of foresight, Rosecrans made a movement of troops from the right just as that portion of the army was about to be attacked by Longstreet. Under this general a superior force of Confederates quickly crushed in the Union right, already in confusion, and drove several of the divisions from the field. The remainder joined the flank of Thomas' corps and stood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GENERAL OPDYCKE'S LECTURE. | 3/26/1884 | See Source »