The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-08

NEw HAVEN. Oct. Harvard has already won
The intercollegiate tennis championship in the
doubles, and there is practically no doubt that the
singles will go TO her tomorrow morning. when
Joe Forbes meets 5. G.. Thompson. the Princeton
representative. in the final. Yale is out o. it,
her last representative, Richard Hooker OF this
city, falling a victim TO Thompson this morning.
This afternoon was devoted to the final doub-
les. played between Harvard's two teams. Ward
and Davis and Ware and Whitman. The vet
Grams Ware and Whitman won. but the Young.
sters. who are both sophonores in Harvard.
gave them \ close call. Whitman was thor.
oughly exhausted uy his hard match OF The
morning with Forbes and WAS barely able TO lob
the balls back. Ware did the most OF tine net
work and ground covering, although Whitman
go, in seycra! clever strokes. Every SC, o. This
nnaI match was "A deuce AFFAIR. but the veterans
took three straight and won.
Hooker. the Yale youngster, made a game
struggle with the Princeton man this morning
before dropping out OF the race. Thomson be-
gan by almost taking the first set with a sweep.
He had Hooker 5 to .. The pair then -lioruated
in games. Thompson finally winning, = 10 4. In
had the set 5 TO =, but could not quite capture 1t.
Thompson tied him. and after each won on his ser
vice four times Thompson scooped the odd game.
and won by the score o 10 7.
The Whitman Forbes match this morning
was a struggle 10 the bitter end. Whitman was
booked to win the tournament, but was weak
from play in TIE preliminary matches. He
showed visible signs Of exhaustion during the
exactly the same scores as were made in the
Hooker!Thompson match. summary:
Doubies-Finai Round Ware and Whitman HAr
singles ssmi.Ftusl Rounds. @ Thompson.
Princeton, defeated Richard Hooker. Yale, "a. y-7'
]. D Forbes, Harvard, defeated II. D whitman. Har'
ward. Ct. ~
The first annual inter-club tournament be-
tween The LcnoX and Fifth Avenue tennis clubs
which began on Wednesday, was continued yes
tcrday afternoon, until = shower drove the
players under cover. OF The three matches I'm.
| -kaN il Fla man.. NTia fNn N.4n IE
Lenox PLAYERS: and Il Bunnell loses too. only
one Fii(h Ayenue man vii ee iett N the hunt
The girls OF the Fifth Avenue Club harc every.
thing their own way in their event. TH,re VII!
be mems doubles and mixed doubles also, play
continuing each day until al Tour are hhiShei.
Summary:
Men: aipsls:-rii't RSgGaac: /. RSs, irnGH
Lemon. "a. "a. l. Marin. l.epox: teatE CrlT.
ford. E;fth A!on4s. 80 go; Dr. = !, ~nry"H01'
Ladies Observation-Disclosures ROund-Nlss Florence
l. stroud f!.tth Avenue, ors! Miss u. Meier. l:eEnN.
R-mer. Lsnc1. a.. s-J'
The largest cntry ia the history o, the orGHni-
cation with much fewer defaults Than usual in
events OF the character h ; greeted the Annua!
tennis tournament OF the Kings County Tennis
! charge has very wisely decided TO ada conso!a-
lion classes 10 tho programme. Yesterday )
play follows:
Ladies sirsles-Yr, Rount-M!ss L. Johnston.
scratch. tr:ssted Miss F, Trivia, plus hfteen o..
Cd Ms l rhs!!on, s',aiSh; a. fsa.eu H'ss nAToc.
teen. defeated Miss Brush, minus half IeirIy, by de.
faalt; Niss A. Herring. I1iHus half nft@eE, defeated
Mss =. TAal!ou. Ilus hat nfieeE, h-4, ~.
Second suGuL-Aiss l Thall"n, scratch, defeated
Herring. mia4s half htteen. defeated Miss II. How.
l4G . Plus fifteen, E-l. O..
Meme slngles-Fi1t Round-F. Fisk defeated W Il.
:, Flaat-n - default: Z. AHeld defeated Il How and
t-l. d-l, IS. n. 2 Burroughs defeated IL. 5 Des'
paid. a.. 81. 81. 80 :. W. An;trsou defeated
Clareucc 1. AEcMlhon. 81. -. rs. c. II. L.
MctiowAn defCAIe4 william LEaTn ey. ID, "a,
30. t-I,J. 7, ArNAhoa defeated nr. ), y. Bsdle,
a., Go. 6-s; Dr. W; y, Frazer defeated J.
GatIheNs, 81. b-2, -.
Sc ont Rouhd-J;, W. AqdsTop Gstsa.sd n 7
J.. I. NSckzhOa. "a, 60 I'D