Word: brinley
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...school has had for many years. The most prominent candidates at present are: J. H. Coit, Jr., W. H. Foster, J. P. Conover, W. L. Hayden, R. S. Conover, R. B. Post, M. K. Gorden, J. C. Baldwin, F. N. Schwartz, C. H. Kerner, J. R. Tompkins, G. M. Brinley, R. P. Bowles, J. M. Fisk, and Morley (professional...
...born October 3, 1801. Mr. Bancroft, although first in college seniority, is yet younger than three living members of the class of 1818-Mr. Sidney Bartlett, born in February, 1799; Rev. Francis A. Farley, born in June, 1800, and Rev. Wm. Goddard, born in September, 1800. Mr. Brinley, secretary of the class of 1800, and the fourth and last surviving member, is Mr. Bancroft's junior by a little over one month...
...held at Hartford a few days after the college term had begun. Harvard was represented by R. D. Sears, the champion of the United States, and by Taylor and others. To the great surprise of all Sears was defeated by Knapp, Yale '86, who won first place, with Brinley of Trinity second; in the doubles Yale won with Knapp and and Thorne, Brinley and Wright, of Trinity, being second. In the following year, 1885, towards the end of October, the tournament was held on the grounds of the New Haven LawnTennis Club. W. P. Knapp, the winner of the singles...
...annual contests, was held at Hartford. The winners were: In singles. H. A. Taylor, 86, Harvard; second, L. Thorne, '85, Yale; in doubles, Taylor and Presbey, Harvard, with Thorne and Knapp of Yale second. In the fall of '84 the winners were: In singles, Knapp of Yale, and second, Brinley of Trinity; in doubles. Knapp and Thorne, Yale; second, Brinley and Wright, Trinity. The tournament was marked by the defeat of the champion of the United States, Mr. R. D. Sears, by Knapp of Yale...
...turf should be used thereafter and, as a result of this vote, the place of the tournaments was changed to the grounds of the New Haven Lawn Tennis Club, on which all subsequent contests have taken place. The winners of the tournament were: Singles, Knapp of Yale and Brinley of Trinity; doubles, Knapp and Shipman of Yale, and Chase and Pratt of Amherst. By 1886, all the leading American colleges of the East had joined the association. The tournament of '86 gave first prize in singles to Brinley of Trinity, and second to Thacher of Yale; in the doubles...