Word: net
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...HAVEN, CONN., June 3. - A storm this afternoon on prevented the final match in the tennis tournament for the New England championship between Howland and Chace. After the rain a court was scraped and play began. It was a battle royal. Howland smashed well at the net and worked the cross-court to advantage. Chace was steady and used a beautiful Lawford. Howland missed easy returns, but played an aggressive game. Chace won the first set, 6-4. He started in to win the next and had the score 3-1, when Howland rallied. Howland took five straight games...
Boyden and Simonds won chiefly through their steadiness. Boyden's lobs were effective and during the first two sets both frequently passed their opponents when the latter were at the net. Pool and Pier, although they played the faster game, were wild and showed lack of practice. Pier put up the best game of all four of the men. His net game was good and his long, low drives from the back-court were very effective...
...first two sets Chase's smashing was good and he frequently passed Read when the latter was at the net; but his lobbing was poor and his play was a little wild. Read began by playing a good steady game; his net play and lobbing were both good, and he won the first two sets, 6-3, 6-3. Chase took a brace at the beginning of the third set. By careful play and good placing both at the net and from the back of the courts, he won the third and fourth sets and made the score...
...with a rush and won the first set, 6-4; he lost the second set after a close contest and in the last set went to pieces, while Read won, 6-0. Read was cool and steady, and played a good all-round game. Thomas played a good net game, but was rather wild...
...other match, H. R. Simonds '96 was outclassed by J. A. Chase '95, who won easily. Chase did especially good work at the net...