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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...singles, Manchester defeated J. Codman, 6-0, 6-3; Tallant defeated A. M. Chase, 6-2, 6-3. The match between Lee and Sturgis resulted in Lee's favor. Sturgis by good placing won the first two games; then Lee won six games straight and the set, owing a greal deal to errors by Sturg...
...second set Lee won the first five games both by good back hand strokes and by poor playing on Sturgis' part. Then Sturgis braced up, and by good Lawford strokes won the next four games. The score now stood 5-4 in Lee's favor. The next game and the set and match then went to Lee. Jennings defeated Manchester in the second round, 6-4, 6-2, Jennings' steady playing proving superior to Manchester's brilliant, but erratic game...
...were played, Orcutt and Potter defeating Brown and Sturgis, 6-4, 6-8, 10-8, and Lee and Tallant defeating Howard and Beake, 6-1, 6-1. The match between Orcutt and Potter and Brown and Sturgis was the best played so far. Orcutt and Potter took the first set; then Brown and Sturgis won the second set. In the third, Brown and Sturgis had 5-1, 5-3. 40-love, and 8-7 at different times; but Orcutt and Potter, by playing well up to the net and placing ing the balls to the left of Brown, succeeded...
...destroy this coalition the Republicans passed two laws; first they divided the country into districts, such as we have in our states, and then they enacted that a candidate could not run for more than one district. To prevent his running a fine of 10,000 francs was set, and the returnees were given the power not to count the votes cast...
...annual tournament of the Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis association was begun yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the New Haven Lawn club. The most interesting play was between Tallant of Harvard and Hovey of Brown. Hovey took the first set easily. Tallant braced in the second set and by good steady playing, the score alternated to 6-all, Hovey winning the match. Kingsley of Harvard and Wright of Trinity also played an interesting match, Kingsley winning. The scores are as follows...