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Sears, the amateur champion of the world, defeated Pettitt, the professional champion of the world, at Longwood yesterday afternoon, by a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. The afternoon was perfect, although cool, and both men seemed to be in good trim. The exhibition was fully up to the high expectations of the spectators. Play after play of wonderful dexterity followed in quick succession, drawing out rounds of applause. The playing was not so close as most of these championship games have been, the score in the vantage set at the last not running higher than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lawn Tennis at Longwood. | 5/15/1886 | See Source »

...were unable to make a public appearance until the latter part of May. This year, however, practice was begun early, and the club has been fortunate in having a number of members who are on the university club. Under these circumstances, they should be by this time in good trim for singing. The college expects to hear from them soon after the recess, and the college must not be disappointed. There are plenty of poverty stricken organizations which would gladly accept any surplus earnings that the Freshman Glee Club may be able in the future to donate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/27/1886 | See Source »

...still alive and that an earnest attempt will be made to pursuade the faculty to allow Harvard to be represented next year. The Yale Princeton game was so satisfactory that former arguments against rough playing are nugatory. Good work this fall has kept the foot-ball men in good trim, and although '86 will be greatly missed, we have no doubt that the new captain will form a worthy 'varsity team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/14/1885 | See Source »

Here they find pecuniary aid in numberless "bursaries" and private benevolent institutions, while their inner man is kept in proper trim by distributions each year, by societies of thousands of meal checks. One of these latter organizations in Vienna, the "Committee for Student's Refectories," distributes annually 10,000 such checks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pauperism in the German Universities. | 11/30/1885 | See Source »

...will be the most perfect gymnasium for its size to be found any where. The base-ball diamond at the athletic grounds has been well sodded. The center of the field itself is covered with a luxuriant growth of grass, which has been repeatedly rolled, and is in fine trim for the cricket and foot-ball players. With such experts as Frank Dole in the foot-ball field, "Dick" Pennell in the gymnasium and on the athletic grounds, and Ellis, Ward on the river, all acting under the supervision of Prof. White, the University of Pennsylvania ought to take high...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania. | 10/12/1885 | See Source »

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