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...tennis tournament was finished yesterday, the singles being won by Chase, '91, and the doubles by W. L. Kingsley, M. S. and W. L. Jennings, '89. Chase will now have to play Sears for the championship of the college in singles. In the doubles, Snow, '88, last year's champion with T. S. Tailer, '89, is no longer in college, so that Kingsley and Jennings are declared champions of the college, by virtue of their victory in the tournament...
...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...
...annual tournament for the championship of the college will begin Tuesday morning, Oct. 16, at 10 o'clock. The champion of the college will be barred but will play the winner of the tournament for the championship. Entries can be made at Bartlett's up to 8 o'clock Monday evening. Entrance fees for singles $1.00 each; doubles, $1.50 each pair...
...Sears and R. D. Brown, in singles, and Sears and Shaw, Tailer and Chase, in doubles, Harvard's representatives at the intercollegiate tennis tournament which begins to-day at New Haven. Considerable new and excellent material has appeared recently. Brown, Tallant and Chase, a brother of the Western champion, have all proved their proficiency in the game. W. Lee was unfortunately unable to enter the tournament in singles. Q. A. Shaw has not played of late up to his usual standard, except in doubles. Harvard's delegation will be forced to work harder than ever to retain the championship...
...Scott, captain-He was a member of the Gentlemen of Philadelphie who visited England in 1885 and obtained an average batting of 35-the highest on the trip; bats in good form and will probably keep wicket in our game. Is also captain of the champion Belmont cricket team...