St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-18
VermOnter Wins.

Fred H. Harris of Brattleb0rO De-
featS George W. Pike of Spring.
field, Mass, in Ninth Annual
Observation-Disclosures in
Doubles Defaulted to c. II. COlliSter
and c. I. Porter.
After five days of classy tennis the
ninth annual open tournament for the
championship of Vermont came to a
close Saturday afternoon with the
championship round between F. H.
Harris of Brattleboro, challenger, and
George W. Pike of Springfield, Mass,
champion for 1908. The former won in
straight sets, So, 6-3, 6-1, and Yer
monter's name again adorns the cup after
lapse of seven years. The champion
ships in doubles also changed hands,
Hooker and Pike, 1908 champions, being
unable to defend their titles on account
of Hooker's enforced absence, thus de-
faulting to c. H. Collister of Gardner,
Mass, and c. T. Porter of Worcester,
the challengers.
Probably the best tennis of the tourna-
ment was seen Friday when Harris and
J. H. McVeagh fought out the finals.
The match continued four fast sets be-
fore the Phillips Exeter man was downed.
The finals in the doubles also attracted
considerable attention, Collister and
Porter defeating Kicker and Spaulding in
straight sets, but not without some
sharp tennis. Saturdays championship
match called out a good company of
spectators and both challenger and
champion were encouraged by the ap-
plause to do their best. Mr.. Pike came
here against the DOCTORS orders to de-
fend his title and though he showed the
| effects of his recent illness he was game
! to the core. 1t is doubtful though
whether he could have taken the match,
even if in shape, for Harris played an
| almost faultless game and was as steady
as clock. His service had steam and
he placed the ball with precision that
worried his opponent and showed COM
plete mastery of every situation.
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| the first set and the score was "deuce"
twice before the Brattleboro man cap
tured it. In the first three games of the
second set Pike again revealed some of
| the skill that made him a winner in 1908,
but after that he seemed to weary and
Harris won the next six games in quick
succession. Pike was plainly distressed
and the play slowed down in the third
set, Harris evidently saving himself for a
possible burst of speed from his oppon-
emf, which however never came. Only
seven games were necessary to give the
Vermonter the third and last set and
| the championship of Vermont.
i Mr.. Harris, the new champion, is
junior in Dartmouth College and cham
pion of the New England Inter-C ollegi-
ate Tournament. Pike and Harris now
have leg apiece on the handsome sterl-
ing cup, which becomes the property of
the player winning it three times. The
cups offered for the tournament by the
tennis department of the Old Pine Golf
Club were awarded as follows: Singles
championship cup, F. H. Harris, tonrna-
ment, F. H. Harris; runner-up, ]. H.
McVeagh; consolation cup, c. T. Porter; /;
Doubles-c cups by default,
c. H. Collester and CT. Porter; tourn-
ament, Collester and Porter; runners-up,
A. A. Kicker and r. w. Spaulding.
Following is the official score of the
tournament:
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Mckinney beat Stone 6-3, 6-3.
Cady beat Spaulding SO, GA.
Freshman beat Carter by default.
Collester beat Porter 60, 6.3.
Fairbanks beat Hill by default.
FIRST ROUND
Richmond beat P. M. Fitch, rs, 6-1.
Hosmer beat Kicker 6-3. 49, rs.
McVeagh beat Mckinney Sc, 6-3.
Cady beat Freshman 6-3, 6-1.
Collester beat Fairbanks Ga, 6-1,
Harris beat W. B. Fitch 6-1, 6-1.
Olds beat Steele 6-1, rs.
Sprague beat Clark 6-2, CO.
SECOND ROUND
Hosmer beat Richmond rs, Ga.
McVeagh beat Cady 3-6. 6-1, Ga.
Harris beat Collister 6-3, rs.
Olds beat Sprague by default.
SEMI-FINALs
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