The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-09
BOWDOIN WINS
The Finals in the Tennis Tourna.
ment.

The Finals in the Tennis T0urna-
| ment.
Dana Retains the Championship in Singles
Dana and Pickard Win From the
State College Men in Doubles-Heywood
OF the State College Wins From Philip
Dana of Bowdoin in the Race For
Second Place.
The finals in singles opened yesterday
forenoon at the Athletic club grounds.
Dana OF Bowdoin, the champion, and Petit
grew of Bates, were the contestants for first
places.
Pettigrew was no match for Dana in any
| respect, neither in serving, vol1eying or
placing, or In any of the skilful strokes that
wins games, was he at all the equal of the
Bowdoin player. But yesterday, he did not
play so we'll as the day before and IN
doubtedly not so we'll as he can, and has
played. Occasionally he made a brilliant
stroke that showed a good deal of tennis
ability, but he was quite as likely to make
very bad as very good play. Dana was
lnvlnc1ble all the time. 1t was three sets
out of five to win and Dana took the first
three. Pettigrew braced up in the last set
and won five games and at one time was in
the lead for the first and only time in the
event.
But throughout all three sets he repeated
" made doubles in very amateurish wa Y.
The following score tells the story:
First Set.
P RsRf; $685. ] : j. i
Second Set.
R Ps53issrsw, d 55f55 J u u
Third Set.
P RsRis 81 II ! j. -
The first event in the afternoon was
contest in singles, for the second prize, be-
tween Haywood of the State College, and
Dana, .96 Of Bowdoin. Haywood won two
ward step in the direction of the prize cup
that L. A. southland of Boston an alumni Of
the tat eoege ad bt to the assec
Haywood and then from Pettigrew of Bates
Bowdoin would have owned the cup, having
Bo1 It three f must win from
back to Orono. Following is the score:
First Set.
Haywood, 11ll1 Is
Dana, 96, 0 {, 90
bb sns, 's5. ! Z ! ddoEL5
The second and final event of the day was
perhaps the most interesting of the tourna-
ment. Dana, '94 and Pickard of Bowdoin
and Haywood and Gibbs Of the State College
contested for the championship in doubles
The Bowdoin men.were superior most of the
not superior. ali Of the time. The set set that
the State College men won was splendidly
played, Gibbs overland smashes We're not
excelled by any plays of the tournament
But Dana's unremitting aggressiveness was
too much for the State College men. Every
ball he struck meant business when it went
over the net and he made very few mistakes.
His swift Lawford was very effective in
bringing about the victory. Following is
the score:
R RsPS saf P Glbbs, Is Is
Second set.
R Rega and and pldftaaif5ab s dGG
Third Set
Haywood and Gibbs, % i o / ooGGGo 10
Fourth Set.
Dana and Pickard, 010l01101l-6
Haywood and Gibbs, 1UI0l 100000
Notes.
College has been represented in the tourna-
ment. There has been d very great improve
ment in the players, during these three
years. The first year the State College men
came here their method of play included
simply natural, ~ straight strokes that
rendered them easy victims to the scientific
cuts of the other college men. But this year
the State College men exhibit all the
scientific strokes of the game and, if not
quite so skilful as the Bowdoins, have held
thus far equal honors with the others.
Eight years ago the first court was built at
the state College, few of the students,
who were interested in the movement, doing
court was very crude. The majority of the
students did not even know the rules of the
game. Now there are four courts. each of
the four societies having one, and the in
creased interest in the game has resulted in
players whos are Ssrapidly .eouaiing the
scientific ne game of the other colleges. !
spectators yesterday afternoon. than ever
before Over two hundred people witnessed
the long contest for the Championship in
Following is the entire score of the
tournament, with the exception of the finals
for second place in singles between Hey
SINGLES
Dana, Bowdoin, '94, beat Hewyood, State
Dana, Bowdoin '96, beat Hilton, Bates,
Dana, Bowdoin 49, beat Dana, Bowdoin
Berry. Colby, beat Gibbs, State college,
Pettigrew, Bates. beat Foss, Colby, 1913,
Pettigrew. Bates, beat Berry, Colby, 4-6,
Dana. .Bowdoin '96, beat Pettigrew, Bates.
60, 81, rs.
Dana, Bowdoin 96, winner of the tourna-
ment and college champion of Maine for
1894.
DOUBLES.
Gibbs and Haywood, State college, beat
Hilton and Boothby, Bates go, As, rs.
Dana and Pickard, Bowdoin, beat Dana
and Fogg, Bowdoin, 81, 30 8-6.
:. Dana and Pickard, Bowdoin, beat Hey-
GA.
Haywood, State college. beat Dana, '96,
Bowdoin, 60, rs.
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