The Portland daily press., 1890-09-05
Tennis Tournament.

In the early morning match Wo0dman and
Dana easily defeated Eustis and Hinkley,
Co. 60.
Shortly before 8 p. m. Howard and Brooks,
the contestants In the finals for the cham
pionship of the state, took their positions.
Over three hundred people were present to
witness the match, and the hearty applause
which greeted the fine playing of both men
plainly showed the interest in the contest
Aside from the fact that this match decided
the championship, 1t was interesting mas
much as the men represented rival colleges
and played an entirely different style of
game.
Throughout the match Brooks played close
to the net, while Howard remained well back
in the court, and it was largely owing to this
that he lost the match.
In the first set Howard was unable to pass
his opponent at the net, and lost through the
foe playing of Brooks-6-3.
The second set was very close and showed
great improvement ON Towards part. who
had decided lead until the last of the set,
when he became over-anxious and lost four
straight games and the set. Brooks main
tanned the same steady game, and his play
during the last three games was almost with
out error. Score-7-5.
The most noticeable feature of the third
and last set was the fine serving of both
men. Every game with the exception of the
last was won by the server, and no less than
three Of them were love games. The play
was very even, though hardly equal to that
in the second set. Brooks was the winner
ga.
The full score of the match is as follows:
Fi,st Set.
broOkS. .......... ........O U 1 1-6
| Howard. ........... .........1 0 O-3
Second Set.
| Brooks. l o l l o 90 IL
Howard.......... ....1 1 OO1 / 0 20 O-5
Third Set.
| Brooks; ...................1 o101Oi lie
| Howard. o 1 O 1 1 o "a
Sets won-Brooks 3, Howard o. Games won
Brooks 10, Howard IL. Points won-Brooks lO7,
Howard 81. Balls safely placed-Brooks SO,
Howard 10. Balls driven into net-by crooks 10
81. by Howard SO. Passed by opponent-BroOks
8. Howard 2. Aces won as server-by Brooks
10, by Howard 20. Double faults-Bfooks 2,
Howard T.
The score of the Root-Howard VS.. Emer-
son-Verrill match, finished in the afternoon,
was as follows:
First Set.
Root and Howard.........1 o / O1OOIOA
Emerson and Verrill. 10 i l o o Is
Second Set.
Root and Howard ..........1 lO11O Ola
Emerson and VerrIll. 30 O O0 IOIo-3
Third Set.
F EOSa- and Howard. :........0 0 1 o o GA
Anieisoh ana Verrill. .......1 / I-6
Immediately after the close of this match
nuais In doubles between Emerson and Yer
TN ana Dana and Woodman commenced.
Annough Emerson aud Verrill nlaved a
| sIong game, they were unable In win oitbar
on the TWO sets played. Roth nane ei: and
m1Uuniam maus many hard drives and sharn
the best lobbing seen in The u .o, some OF
| lows: was as 1ol-
| First Set.
Dana and Woodman. .......l O1o,
| Emerson and Verrill. oio 6-6
Second Set.
Dana and woodman......o 011oo11e
Emerson and Verrill. .....1 o o / 1 o.
The remainder of this match will be play
ed at p. IN. today, while play for the second
prize in singles, between Root, Pond, How
ard and Pickard, will occupy the morning
and first of the afternoon.
sINGLEs-FoURTH DAY.
Final Round.
Brooks beat Howard. ..................6-3 rs Ga
DOUBLES.
!Senei:fndI Round.
Emerson and Verrill beat Root and
Dana and Woodman beat Eustis and
Hinkley. ...........,..... ...'.'.' To-,
DOUBLES.
Final Round
Dana and Woodman VS.. Emerson
and Verrill Observation-Disclosures. unhnlshed.