Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-31
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

A Rather Small Attendance, Hut | Some Excellent Tennis-Howland | Defeats Fischer in an Exciting Game and Rowland and FOOte De. feat Millett and Crasin in she Doubles.
 A rather small crowd of tennis enthusi- asts gathered to see tue second days play In the second annual New England tennis tournament at tho New Haven Lawn clubs grounds yesterday. But those who ob- served their Decoration day in this man. ner saw some excellent playing.
 A couple of single matches were played off and the preliminary round in the sin glss was disposed of. The single contests were not as exciting as the doubles, though some fine plays in the match between Chase and Parker elicited applause. The match between Fowler and Nichols showed that the former Yale champion was in bot ter form than ever this year and that Yale. by his victory, is brought nearer the cham pionship, which, the chances are, may for the first time since Rob Huntington won 1t in '91 go to a Yale man.
 A summary of the result of the singles played in the morning follows: Fowler defeated Nichols, 8 6, 6 4, 82. Terry defeated Kent, 6 1, 3. Parker defeated Chase, 6 3, 4. In the afternoon A. E. Foote won from ". E. Dwight, GA, 63; John Rowland, Yale '94, won from Fischer, 1o $, 2. This was one of the closest and most exciting games of the afternoon. In the first set Fischer had six chances and only lacked one point of winning. Millett of New York beat Bryan of Bridgeport, 6 3, 1. This was not near as close 8 ecore as was expected. Aillett proved much superior, although Bryan played fine tennie. In the doubles a manifcent match be- tween Foote and Rowland and Millett and Cragin of New York was played. Rowland is not yet in his usual form and occasion ally made an cratic shot.
 On the other hand young Aillet was at his best and drove his powerful underhand strokes from the base line viciouely. Ora | ing cautious game all through. His stops were the principal merit of his play of the I morning. The first two sets were as close as possible. Never during the match did | either side lead the other by more than two ! games, and brilliant squirt by the Yale ! men gave them the first get. The New ! Workers played evenly in the second set, but looss work by Rowland allowed Miil.t and Cragin to score two games after How. land and Foote were within one point of the sst and match, and the second set went
 to the New York players. In the third sci the Yale men braced wonderfully and won easily by the score of to 1.
 A summary of the playing in the double.
 follows:
 Phelps and Fischer defaalted to Hubby | and Kent.
 Parker and Fischer defeated Hubby ani
 Kent, 6.3, S7.
 howland and Foote defeated Millett ant
 Crsgin, e.4. 7-9, 61.
 Terry and Farnam defeated Bryan ant
 Wright, GA, 7-5. Bryan and Wright wer' l old players, and 1t was somewhat of 8 sur l prise to zee them beaten by Terry ant
 Farnam, who are comparatively new. IT
 the next game Terry and Farnam gav'
 thoee who were present another surpris'
 by defeating Fowler and Talmadge, 9
 8-3, 62. As the score shows they lost th
 first set but won the last two easily.
 The closing game of the day was between
 Chase and Dutoher and Dwight and Phelps
 the former team winning by score of G.
 7.9,75.
 To, day the semi finals will be played, e
 that the finals may bs played Friday snt
 the championship game Saturday.