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...University doubles championship was won yesterday afternoon by A. Sweetser '11 and W. B. Fraser-Campbell '11 from E. P. Pearson 2L. and J. R. McLane 2L., in three straight sets...
...Sweetser '11 won the championship of the University in tennis for the second time yesterday, by defeating W. B. Fraser-Campbell '11 in straight sets, 8-6, 6-3, 6-2. The match was much more closely contested, however, than the score indicates, and nearly every game went to deuce. The serving of both men was very good at times, but double faults were frequent owing to attempts to place hard second serves. Sweetser's back-hand strokes were superior to those of Fraser-Campbell, and he was able to pass the latter frequently...
...practice yesterday afternoon. The only change from the old order being that Bacon rowed 7 and Waid 5. Metcalf went back to 3 again, after being tried yesterday at 7. In this order the eight rowed up-stream in easy stretches to the head of the long straight-away above the Stillman Infirmary. The work of the crew proved the most satisfactory of the week. The shell boat was steadier and spaced out a greater distance than under the changed order of the two preceding days. With Cutler at stroke the men individually seemed to use their strength to greater...
Cutler, at stroke, has been rowing in very good form. He is getting his body down over his knees quickly, so that he has had time to slow out his slide. Practically his only difficulty is in not keeping his arms straight on the recovery...
...expulsion of the individuals, for the Polo Club will be drunk again next year, and much the same thing may happen. The evil cannot be remedied by a reform of the club, because, being a purely Freshman organization, there is no steadying influence to keep it straight. The only thing that can be done which is worth doing at all is the complete extinction of this sole surviving Freshman club. What is the best method for doing so is not here to be discussed...