The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-02
ST. ]. TENNIS
PLAYERS WIN
FROM SHERBROOKE
Small Crowd Watch Games
at the Old Pine Country
Club Courts

SuIU SOuIlS
In the first tennis tournament of
the season held Saturday afternoon
at the Old Pine Country Clubs courts
the Fairbanks Morse Tennis Team of
Sherbrooke, Que, was decisieely de-
feated by the Country Club tennis
team
The matches consisted of two
doubles and four singles of which the
local team won all but one singles
between G. Fuller of Sherbrooke and
Trip which was taken by Fuller af-
| ter somewhat slow contest.
Special care had evidently been
taken by the club officials to make
the event interesting and a success as
the courts were in the very best of
condition and the matches were run
off promptly and were we'll handled.
Score keepers, referees and linesmen
were provided and new balls were on
hand to start every match.
The Sherbrooke team consisting of
Messrs. Howard, Steele, G. Fuller,
Hawkins, Markness and Hooker were
somewhat late in arriving owing to
poor roads, but play begun about 3.15
and the matches were all completed
at 5.45. The best doubles match was
| put on by G. Fuller and Howard
against Fairbanks and Sprague, the
close team play by the latter COM
ined with Fairbanks clever cross
court returns to service proving al
Jonathan ta0 ~ +lni.
| ponents. Some hot rallies at the net
occurred in which the ball was passed
back and forth almost too rapidly to
| follow, the point in most every case
being won by the local team due to
their ability to snap the ball thru &e
first opening given.
This match brought two different
styles of play together, that used by
the visitors being that the server
elects to accept return of service on
the base line This was the cause of
many points being gained by the fore
hand, the ball invariably coming to his
feet and very difficult to return. On
the other hand Sprague and Fair
banks We're to be found on the SER
vice line to accept return of service
and this generally gave them the
| "down" stroke with the result that
opponents were called upon to lob out
of danger and not infrequently these
lobs failed to find the court, due
either to good overhead returns or too
much distance to the lob. This match
was won in straight sets score.
The doubles between Bond and
Trip, and Hawkins and Hooker de-
veloped some good tennis. Bonds
sharp service being good for many
points. Bond generally took the net
and found many openings with his
forehand straight returns. Trips
judgment on baseline "outs" was
good and some exceptionally gooI
returns were made from back court.
The visitors proved weak in service
return and team work, many times
times being caught in line and laying
themselves open for pass. The re-
suit of this match was not much In
doubt altho the Sherbrooke pair put
as game a fight as they could and
there is no apology due for them.
! The class of the single matches was
that of Fairbanks and Howard. Sup
erior court generalship won for Fair
banks as it seemed that Howard had
command or at least used greater
variety of strokes than Fairbanks.
The latter's deadly lobs and backhand
passing shots were certainly joy to
the tennis lovers while Towards net
play was time and again no less than
spectacular. This was hotly con-
tested event and at the finish botn
We're ready to "call it a day"
Other singles were between Bond
and Hackett and Trip and Fuller.
rhe Old Pine club is to be COM
mended upon the successful outcome
of this tournament and it is hoped
that those that are to follow this
summer will be no less successful.
Mr.. Howard especially remarked upon
the condition of the courts saying
that none finer exited to his know
ledge in this section of the country.
Following are the score OF tho
matches:
Bond and Trip beat Hawkins and
Hooker, 6-3, 6-2.
J. Fairbanks and A. G. Sprague
beat Glen Fuller and A. G. Howard,
6-3, 81.
Glen Fuller beat Trip Cd, 81,
Cd.
J. Fairbanks beat A. c. Howard,
6-3, 7-5.
A. G. Sprague beat Dan Steele.
6-1, 6-1.
Following the games an excellent
supper was served at the Club House
and social hour closed most de-
lghtful afternoon.