New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
CANADIAN PLAYERS RETIRED.
ONLY AMERICANS LEFT TO COMPETE IN
THE TORONTO TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Toronto. Ont. Sept. tSpecaD.-The American
players carrying all before them in the Toronto
tennis tournament. To-day the last Of the Cana
dams entered in the singles down before
Sheldon. Of Yale. and the struggle has narrowed
down to Whitman Ware. Paree and Sheldon.
Whitman easy victory Avery. Of De-
trot who secured only three games from the
clever Harvard player. Ware was pitted against
Foulkes. the champion Of British Columbia who
appeared for the first time in the East a week ago
Niagara.
Foulkes has shown rapid improvement rs the re-
suit Of his experience here. and to-day he was
within a point Of winning from Ware. He shows
capital abt! in covering the court and defends
himself at the net with great skill and judgment.
He has the making Of very formidable player.
dams TO drop GU; OF the race and player Of con-
siderable reputation on local courts. MacMaster
made u credtabe fight. but Shedons brilliant
smashing coupled with accurate ground work
captured the victory in straight sets. Parct had
hot contest with Nicely. Of Chicago, and for while
the New-Yorker outclassed. Nicely opened by
taking the first set on skilful pla cling down tho
ond and after close fight managed to land the
third and . Ti,h it , the ms MIa ,,s Atkinson
Brooklyn, who won the Canadian championship at
N Ma sn % ne who proye BY
competitor for the place. Two duce sets were nee
essary TO decide The victory in Miss Aknsons "a
same round through a close defeat of Miss Scott
another Toronto representative The score follows:
bis beat e u bsi T%Tontc 60 g. 'c S"ei'
Chicago heat s A. Johnson. Toronto by default
Second round-M 2. Whitman. Harvard. beat H. f.
J. FoulNes. GO. 3-6 -. q. r. sheldon ir. Yale
beat a. .. MscMaster Toronto. Ct. CO: J. T. Pare
NewYork. beat J. &. Nicely. Chicago 50. g -.
Handicap singles preliminary round,-W. C. Grant
scratch. bea, Guy Bioughon receive Is G-3 %: L.
Angel. owe 10. beat G. n. Macdonald scratch. "a
G. Ct.
First round-G Mackenzie. l5 bea; A. LEROY owe
hat Is Sc. 6--4 s. 5 Sharpe. owe i5 beat 4 e.
MacMasier. owe half II. So -. y. f. davidson re-
ccive IL. beat 4 J. Hughes. receive 1872 C "a; H.
F. Avery 1872. beat Dr. Basclm. scratch - e
CO, II. f. Chopin. owe 3 beat :. T. MeId. receive
half Is. % &C. co
Second round. + Ware. sol beat j. T. Parct
owe 81 g Sc
Novice singles (hrst rourd)-A. n. Macdonald Toronto
beat c. {. Boughton Buffalo 60, Go.
Second round-W. g. Grant New-York. beat A. y
Macdonald. Toronto Go. 90. c. ). II Eimsley
TORONTO teai II. Blight Toronto. 6-3 90: D. "
Rogers Peterborough Ont. beat C. ". Bell Toronto
6 IL
Ladies singles preliminary roundMss V Davis
Toronto. beat Miss V. Summerhayes Toronto. 60 80
0-l
First round-Miss J. Atkinson: Brooklyn, beat Miss b
LEROY Toronto. IS IS: Mrs Whitehead Colling-
wood Ont. MIS- MGlendine Toronto co. 81;
Miss Davis Toiont0 beat Miss Upton. Toronto. 90.
Ga Miss X Atkinson. Brooklyn beat Miss G. Scott,
Toronto. 6-3 81, "a.
Mems doubles C.rst round)-L Z; Ware and O. i.
sheldor IT,. beat L. Pernberton and F. osborns 60
6-3; n. r. Avery and j. goulkes beat j. q. Hay ana
4. D creaxoT, 80 80