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...upper class crews the Sophomores have made the best showing of late, rowing well, together and getting strength and snap into their stroke from catch to finish. The Juniors have a good crew, however, and in spite of the misfortune of losing their stroke in mid-season, should make a good showing in the race. The Senior crew, made up from a small amount of material at the beginning, has been rather unsteady all spring, with some slight improvement during the past week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INTERCLASS CREW RACES | 5/16/1912 | See Source »

...three closely contested matches in doubles. The match between Mathey, of Princeton, and E. H. Whitney '14, was considered the most important of the singles. Mathey won this match, 7-5, 7-5, showing excellent from and an especially strong forehand, while Whitney's game was unsteady and lacked snap and precision when points were most needed. Whitney sprung a surprise, however, by turning the tables in his deuce with C. S. Cutting '12 against Mathey and Butler, the Harvard men defeating last fall's intercollegiate champions in doubles by the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRINCETON LOST AT TENNIS | 5/13/1912 | See Source »

...University association football team had no difficulty in defeating the Haverford team at Haverford, Pa., yesterday afternoon by the score of 4 to 0. Harvard played with snap, and the teamwork of the forwards was especially effective. Murdoch, Lowrey, Needham and Byng made the scores for Harvard; besides these men. Rushmore played an excellent game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HAVERFORD DEFEATED, 4 TO 0. | 4/9/1912 | See Source »

...play and, if one may judge by last night's audience, Boston has taken more than a passing fancy to both comedian and production. Unlike too many of the musical comedies which are offered through successive seasons, "He Came From Milwaukee" still possesses a remarkable air of freshness and snap. That this is due rather to the contagious good humor of Mr. Bernard himself than to the accomplishments of his supporting company or a not too bright book and score is a compliment to his ability all the more sincere. In the present case, Mr. Bernard is the particular light...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Plays in Boston | 3/19/1912 | See Source »

...course Miss Augarde is charming, and the princess and the mysterious countess are all very well in their well worn, old-fashioned way, but the whole production is severely lacking in freshness of ideas and "snap". The first act was almost unbearably slow...

Author: By T. P. S., | Title: New Plays in Boston | 3/5/1912 | See Source »

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