The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
BRACKET LOSES
IN SEMI-FINAL
Beaten by Harris 6-1, 6-3-Only One
Match Played This Forenoon
Harris to Play Nelson.

Only one match was played this morning
in the state tennis championship tourna-
ment in progress on the courts of the
Brattleboro Country club Fred H. Har-
ris beat Roger Bracket in the semi-final
81, 6-3. Harris and J. G. Nelson are
to play this afternoon the final match in
singles, and one or more of the doubles
matches viii be run off also
Four matches in singles and one in
doubles were played yesterday after
noon and a much larger gallery was
present to watch the play than on Mon
day. Some slashing tennis was pro-
duced, by far the most interesting
match being the hard three-set affair
between the title holder, j. G: Nelson
of Concord, n. H., and Paul Sheldon of
Hartford, Conn.
Sheldon, who easily defeated Dr. FL.
2. Greene of Brattleboro in the first
Imatch of the afternoon, after a few
minutes rest went to the other court
and faced Nelson. Sheldon S hard chop
stroke, his steady placements in the
back corners and his general steadiness
forced Nelson to fight all the way. Mel
| son won the first set, to i, but Shell
| don was the steadier in the second set
| and reversed the score. First one and
| then the other players led by one game
| IN the third set until the count reached
Sheldon ), Nelson 4. - Then the
state champion braeed and ran out the
next three games, although one of
them went to deuce twice.
| Nelson had played singles match
in the morning as well as a three-set
doubles match and was tired undoubt-
edly when he completed the third hard
| set of the afternoon. He did fully as
much running as he forced Sheldon to
| do, and in the long run was not so eff
fective in his placing until the last
few games of the third set, when he
| perceptibly increased his speed and
| generally improved his playing.
Roger Bracket of Brattleboro was
| forced to a deuce set in the first one
of his match with C. J. Dexter OF
Philadelphia, but the second he took
by his superior placing without allow
ing his opponent a single game.
Sheldon never gave DR.. Greene {
chance, or, rather DR.. Greene was un
able to take advantage of what chances
| were offered him, continually netting
the ball or driving ont of bounds. H.
found difficulty in handling Sheldon I
vicious cut stroke, while Sheldon hand
led the local man S hard service Will
ease.
| A. n. Wilder of New Haven, Conn.
was no match for Harris and the loca
man won easily, his opponent getting
only three games in the two sets.
In the doubles match between Green,
| and Bracket and Dexter and Wilder
! Greene was as erratic in his work a
he had been in his singles match, sci
dom getting one of his hard drives
within the lines of the courts. Brach
EFT did the bulk of the effective worl
for the local team, but their opponent
were too strong for them
The summary of the play yesterda.
: afternoon:
Singles: Roger Bracket of Brattle
boro beat c. j. Dexter of Philadelphia
rs, 60.
Paul Sheldon of Hartford, Conn
beat DR.. H. z. Greene of Brattleboro
60, 6-1.
Fred H. Harris of Brattleboro bea
: A. n. Wilder of New Haven, Conn
6-1, 6-2.
j. G. Nelson of Concord, n. H., bea
Paul Sheldon Ga. 4-6, rs.
Doubles, first round: Dexter an
Wilder beat Greene and Bracket, 6-2
; Cd.