Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-26
EDWARD PERKINS WON
AT EASTERN POINT
Tennis and Golf Contest Had Several
Local Entries.

AS usual. golf .y1eS with tennis, and
this week has found the Shennecossett
Country club an active and popular
place, for several tournaments have
been run off. The annual handicap
mems golf tournament was completed
early this week. The cup for the first
sixteen was won by Thomas Reid.
That for the winner among the second
twelve was won by E. Perkins of Nor
witch. There were also cups for the
winner among the defeated eight of the
first sixteen and for the winner among
the defeated six of the second twelve.
These are yet to be played for. The
summary of the second twelve is as
follows:
First Round, Second Twelve-R. NJ.
Parker (16) defeated r. Boyl (S);
G. F. Hughes (12) defeated C. j. Par
ker Q5); F. M. Kerr (10) defeated j.
Philbrick 90; J. W Ferguson Q0l
defeated j. Hollingshead Q5);' B. E.
Mallory C10) defeated NJ. Turner (S);
E. Perkins G2) defeated w. Stephen
son (s).
Second Round-Hughes won from
Perkins; Kerr won from Ferguson;
Perkins won from Mallory. Semi
finals: Kerr, drew bye: Perkins de-
feated Hughes, and in the finals Per-
kins defeated Kerr.
The tennis courts at the Griswold
hotel have been occupied all this week
and some close matches have been
play the annual tournaments for silver
cups have been run off The most ex-
citing match of the tournament was
that between the two Bayne brothers
in the final match of the mems sin
gle championship Most all the games
ran to deuce and the players practi-
cally wore eac hother out. William
Byne Sd. of South Orange, finally de-
feated his brother Carroll Bayne, by
a score of GA. 3-6, As, 63. Us, and
thus won the championship of Eastern
Point for 1911 aad a beautiful silver
cup.
The summary of the mems is: First
round. William Bayne Sd, of South
Orange, defeated Gilbert Perkins of
Norwich. 81. 6-3; W. H. Flammer of
New York defaulted to Charles
Fleisehmann of Cincinnati. Mr.. Slade
York, so, 81. GO; Mr. Olcott of Nor
witch defeated F. NJ. Kerr of New
York, ST., 60: Carroll S. Bayne de-
feated E. w. Nisscher of Albany. 6-4
As, 6-4: Mr.. Abbott of Brooklyn de-
feated Mr. Warren of New York. 81,
York drew bye In the second round
Seiden lost to c. Bayne. So. ST.; Oh
colt drew bye, F1eischmann lost to w.
Bayne 60, 81; Fani1gan defaulted to
Abbott In the serni-sanls, G. Bayne
defeated II. Flanagan, 60, ST..
The mems doubles also brought
some god playing and exciting
matches. In the first round, A. B.
Archer of Philadelphia and Charles
Miller of New York defeated C. E.
Milford of Montclair and Charles MIL
Ter OF New York; e. w visscher of
Albany and Charles Fleischmann of
Cincinnati defeated Leon Abbott of
New York and William Bayne of
South Orange, GA. So; S. Sfbly and
Lewis .Slade of New York lost to Car
roll Bayne of South Orange and Rowl
C. F1eischmann of New York, 8-6, CO.;
Mr. Fairfield and Mr. Olcott of Nor
witch defeated Julius Fleischmann Of
Cincinnati and Harold Bradley, 6-1,
Ga. In the second round, Visscher
and C. Fleischmann defaulted to
Archer and Miller; c. Bayne and r.
F1eischmann lost to Olcott and Fair
field, 81, 26. 81; Archer and Miller
won the finals of this tournament by
defeating Olcott and Fairfield, as,
As, Ga, 6-1, 61. and they were pre-
scented silver cups.