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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first match, Roche defeated Beyer without much difficulty, by more skillful net play and better judgment in placing his strokes. Beyer played almost entirely in the middle of the court and, partly on account of his short reach, failed to smash successfully when the opportunity was given. In the Ward-Rotch match there was almost no rallying one or two strokes generally ending each play. As a consequence the playing consisted almost wholly in a back court game, where Ward's swift cuts were most effective. In the match with Derby there was more rallying and the playing was more...
...following single match will be played today: Roche vs. Thomas...
Ward vs. winner of Rand-Morley match...
...following are the drawings for today's matches in the fall tennis tournament: 1.30; Thomas vs. Chase; 2.30, Drinkwater vs Rockwell; 2.30, Bidwell vs. Bartlett; 2.30, Suppes vs. Rand; 2.30, Brown vs. Lightner; 2.30, J. A. Roche vs. Penhallow; 2.45, C. M. Rotch vs. Dalton; 2.45, Clerk vs. Derby; 2.15, Whitney vs. Palmer; 3, Ward vs. Fitts; 3, Foster vs. Gray; 3.15, Bingham vs. Beyer; 3.30, Scott vs. More; 3.45, winner of Palmer-Whitney match vs. winner of Brown-Lightner match...
...entries for the fall chess tournament are unusually many this year, thirty-one men in all having signified their intention to play. For the preliminary round these men have been divided into five sections, in which each man will play a one-game match with all the others, making his own arrangements for the matches. The results of these games must be handed in before October 21. The two men in each section winning the largest number of games will be qualified to enter for the final round. No prizes will be offered this year, as the object...