New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-05
INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
TWO HARVARD MEN LEFT IN THE FINALS

TWO HARVARD MEN LEFT IN THE FTNA1A
New-Haven Conn, Oct GspeciaD.-rhe semi
final matches in the intercollegiate Tennis Tourna-
ment were played this morning, with the result
that y Z Davis and Holcombe Ward, both OF
Harvard are left to play of for the first place OF
honor In the doubles. also, the finals were
reached Ward and Davis for Harvard and Hackett
and Allen for Yale still remaining unbeateh me
chances Of victory seem 10 favor the Crimson pair
as they defea ted the other team three sets 10 one n
the championship contest at Newport last August
However this tournament has always been the
place for surprises and Yale may still come out en-
top.
Much to the surprise Of the spectators, J A Al
len. the Yale champion, was beaten in the semi
finals by Dwight Davis in the easiest kind Of style.
Davis played in better form than he has ever
shown before and allowed his clever opponent only
one game In the two sets Both his forehand and
baCkhand drives were too fast for Allen 10 handle
So f al ' off in his game il should he the easiest
kind OF thing for him to beat Ward IN ne mas
and Little, of Princeton, had hard set-to Llttle
was off the first few games Of the match ana soon 4
The score was to ! against him. lie WORKED INC
score up to a bur finally lost the first set, -
after long deuce game. In The second SCI l.i.llT
had things all his own way and made the score 1
set all The third set however. was won py Nard.
60 although II three Of the . games Wn'on he "o"
Hackeft and Allen seemed careless IN the doubles.
and although they nearly lost tneT nrs1 n r 10
they continued their weak play against the Prince
ION team Alexander and Little, and hraced up
only IN time 10 win 1T, 49,. WI .,,
Tomorrow at Il O'Clock Davis will meet Ward II
the finals and in the afternoon together they VII
meet Hackett and Allen for the place Of honor IN
the doubles. The scores follow:
Singles tsemi-hnal round-Dweht p. Davis, Harvard
heat j. A. Allen. Yale, 6-l Go; itoloomue War9' Ha'
vsrd beat r d Little, Princeton e 20. %
D9,hies (urelinnary round)-H. A. Hackett ana J. A.
Allen yale beat Z. r Marvin ard Thomas harvard
-ansi round-D. F Davis and H. Ward beat II 4
Plur1rner and Chlds Yale. 6-l e H. n HaTkei' ana
Princeton. -. "a.
HEYWOOD WINS LENOX CHAMPIONSHIP.
The championship Of the Lenox Tennis Club IN
einqles was won Yesterday afternoon by DIT II. H.
Haywood He met Edward ] Martin In the hnal
match and an exciting struggle followed Martin
captured the first SET but the second was easy for
Hovwood Then followed A close battle for the
third which was finally taken by Haywood, who
found but little difficulty in the last set winning
by three sets 10 one. ,,,- IT,. H..
Darkness stopped the final OF doubles after hey-
wood and Sternfed had captured the nrst set from
tbe rice brothers. This Will be finished TO-DAY
yrfrgi the tournament 20 an end. Yesterday s
scores follow
Cbampionship singles (hna round)-Dr. II. II.
J4evwood Deat 2 J. Martin. IS. 81 81 81.
II Hevwood and G :. Sternfcld beat ]. VI. Dono-
hue and Z J. Martin, 6-l 81. F. p Rce ana
T. Rice uoat J. Kearney r. and +. v Walsh py
Final round-Dr H. H. Haywood and G. ;. stern
fold v f. p Rice and G. ?. Rice s. (1niinshed).