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...August 21, however, in the final round of the Casino singles tournament at Newport, Williams came back again. Having defeated C. J. Griffin of San Francisco in three straight sets the day before, Williams met McLoughlin in the final round, and had no difficulty in winning from him, although the loss of one set carried the match into four sets...
...next nine games resulted in nine straight victories, and when Brown broke the charm in the 7 to 3 contest on Soldiers Field, the University made a trip to Providence and evened matters up by taking an 11 to 10 slug-fest. Since then the University has eliminated Princeton and has shut out both Williams and Pennsylvania, in addition, taking extra matches from the Calumet Club and the Pilgrims...
...winter sports, the chief victory was gained in hockey, two straight games being taken by scores of 4 to 2 and 3 to 1. The long distance relay team won the annual race at the B. A. A. The first set-back was received in wrestling, Yale winning 13 to 4. The Yale fencers then won the dual contest 5 to 4, but in the intercollegiate meet, the University team turned the tables, defeating Yale 6 to 3, and finishing fourth while Yale ended sixth. Although not meeting the University in a dual contest, the Yale gymnastic team proved...
...Freshman crews continued their practice on the Thames today, no shift occurring in any of the three boats. The first and second University crews took a two mile paddle down the river and back this morning. This afternoon all three crews rowed down-stream over the three-mile straight stretch in a practice spin, but no time was given out. Coach Wray also took the men out for pair-oar work-outs, giving each one careful individual instruction...
...University team showed great strength in its first matches with other colleges, scoring shut-outs of 6 to 0 against Amherst on May 1 and 9 to 0 against Dartmouth a week later. The latter game marked the eighth straight victory of the team...