Word: championships
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Southern tennis tournament begins at St. Augustine, Florida, today. Among the entries are O. S. Campbell, of Columbia, who holds the Southern championship, R. Beach the old Yale player, Henry Trevho, Messrs. Peacock and Radcliffe, of England, and others. The Englishmen have been playing in good form, and it is thought that Campbell will have a hard struggle to retain the championship...
...contested Saturday. They were: 40 yard dash, 880 yard walk, 440 yard run, standing high jump, running high kick, putting the 16 pound shot, running high jump, fence vault, pole vault, and 880 yard run. Many promising young athletes were brought out, and every event was well contested. The championship banner was won by the Roxbury Latin School, with a score of 41. Hopkinson's was second with a score of 19. T. E. Sherwin of the Roxbury Latin won more events than any other individual. He is an excellent general athlete and was last year captain of his school...
...match for the professional tennis championship of the world is being arranged between Thomas Pettit, the American, and present champion, and Charles Saunders of England...
...meeting of the board of the Amateur Athletic Union last Saturday, it was definitely settled that the indoor championship meeting will be held in Boston under the auspices...
...meeting of the executive committee of the National Lawn Tennis Association this week it was decided to hold the championship singles at Newport on August 20. The time and place for holding the doubles were also discussed, and it is almost certain that two tournaments will be held, one at Staten island and the other at Chicago and that the winners of each will meet to contest for the championship...