Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-23
LOCAL SPORTING NEWS
Pine Grove Was Victorious in
Both Tennis and Golf
Scores Aealns 6rattleboro e-5 and e.2-
Fred II. Harris Won Consolation Cup
in state Tennis Tournament.

Fred H. Harris won Consolation Cup
in state Tennis Tournament.
The Brattleboro tennis and golf PLAYERS
met defeat at the hands of the Pine Grove
Springs contingent at Spofford lake Sat
uriay. the final returns being SIS in ten
mis- and % in golf. The local players had a
chance to tie the tennis match, but
owing to darkness the game scheduled
between Young of Bratteboro and Whit
Iock Of Pine Grove Springs was not
played. Pine Grove Springs excelled in
singles, taking four out of five matches
raskor being the only survivor from
Brattleboro. All of the tennis games
were closely contested. Pittnger a
winner in big tournaments, had to fight c.
H. Thompson to a 1913 set Ray and A. S
Thompson each won set of their matches
and Greene forced his opponent to deuce
sets both times. Thompson and THOMPSON
again showed good team work in doubles
and in a longdrawn struggle won their
third successive victory for their club
this season. Tasker smashed with ven
gcance whenever opportunity offered in
his match against Marks and landed
Brattleboros only victory in singles Tas-
kcr and Young who had never played
together in doubles after a poor start
pulled together like old team mates and
gave Whitlock and Sillick a surprise
GwYer, who was matched against Fred
H. Harris, is one of the most widely
known of the younger golfers of Greater
New York. He was the gold medalist
for the lowest qualifying score in the
national interscholastic championship
two years ago and early this season
gave Byers Of Pittsburg, then the nation
al title holder hard rub in the Metro
politan championship, being three up at
the end of Is holes and then losing the
next three holes, and the match by
single point. Hoffman, who was paired
against Miller, is one of the well-known
cracks of the Baltusrol club of New Jer-
sey, Miller lost to him through one Of
those strange happenings that might
form the plot of a good golf story. The
match was of the ding dong order all the
way the men being even on the outward
journey, and the tie still remaining I'M
broken when they drove for the 18th
hole The balls were on each side of the
green, almost equally away, after the
first shots. Miller approached first, pitch
ing his ball dead within less than three
feet of the mole and he apparently had
won or tied the match. Hoffman's ap-
proach was apparently too hard, with
force enough to carry the ball several
Yards over the hole. The ball struck the
hag-a bamboo pole an inch in diameter
and dropped into the four-inch cup for a
two. This was the only two made by
any player during the day Miller had
an easy three. AS the players were tied
81
Of this single hole gave Hoffman two
points under the Nassau system-one for
the last nine holes and one for the match
although he was only one up.
StoddArd also lost his match in a
nerve-racking finish. He was one down
when the 18th hole was played. He ran
down a long putt for a three. Blandy
then trimmed the cup on a putt of several
feet. The ball hung on the grass at the
side Of the hole several seconds and then
dropped in, leaving Blandy ! up. Hubbard
led Strobridge all the way, being up
at the finish, but the Pine Grove Springs
player halved the last nine holes Whit
ney although beaten, won the last nine
holes, so that his opponent secured only
one point. The medal scores were very
low, Gwyer and Hoffman having 73 each,
and Stoddard, Miller and Hubbard "A
each, while the other players followed
in close order.
Tennis, singles-Doten Of Pine Grove
Springs beat Greene of Brattleboro, Is,
7-5 House of Pine Grove Springs beat
Ray of Brattleboro, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Pit !
finger Of Pine Grove Springs beat C. II.
Thompson of Brattleboro, 6-3, 10-S;
Hart Of Pine Grove Springs beat A. S.
Thompson of Brattleboro 3-6 g. 60;
Tasker Of Brattleboro beat Marks of Pine
Grove Springs, 6-9, 2-6, 6-3.
Tennis, doubles-Doten and House beat
Greene and Ray, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; Thomp-
son and Thompson beat Pittinger and
Hart Is 4-6, 6-3; Tasker and Young
beat Whtlock and Sillick, 1-6, 6-3, "a.
The golf scores: