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Pearson and Nickerson started in well, when the latter won his serve, and had three games, before Brewster and Rolfe won their only game of the set. The second set began with each player winning his serve, Rolfe scoring four aces. Pearson and Nickerson then broke through on Brewster's service and took the lead and eventually won the set...
...third set, Pearson and Nickerson won the first two games. Holding them at the back of the court by lobbing, Brewster and Rolfe were able to take the next two by points scored on the latter's terrific smashes. They then took the lead, on Rolfe's serve, for the first time in the match. The following three games however were taken in rapid succession by Pearson and Nickerson before Rolfe again won his serve. With a score of 40-30 on the next game, Pearson took the last point of the match on a smash at Rolfe's feet...
...gross profits from sales amounted to $62,794.88 and the total expenses of conducting the store, including wages, interest, taxes, insurance, amounted to $48,657.96. After allowance has been made for depreciation of stock and fixtures and a reserve set aside to provide for all overdue or doubtful accounts, the sum of $15,303.81 remains available for distribution in dividends to members. Of the Society's total sales the dividend bearing purchases amount to about $189,000, or approximately 60 per cent. of the whole, so that the directors are able to recommend to the stockholders the payment...
...tennis tournament produced another surprise yesterday when A. S. Dabney '11 was put out of the running by J. Wheelwright '10 in the postponed match of the fifth round of the singles. Dabney took the first set 6-4, and led on the second 5-3, when Wheelwright broke through his serve, made it a deuce set, and finally won, 10-8. With the score standing 4 all in the third set, Wheelwright again won on Dabney's serve and took the set 6-4. The noticeable fact about the match was Wheelwright's steadiness in comparison with Dabney...
...semi-final round of the singles, Wheelwright again displayed good form, but was defeated by E. T. Dana 1G. Wheelwright had little trouble in winning the first set 6-2, but in the second, Dana steadied, winning 5 games to Wheelwright's one. Wheelwright then, by some clever work, took the next three games, before Dana was able to win his serve and end the set. In the final set Wheelwright seemed like a winner, with a score of 4-1, but Dana then displaying the best form and the most brilliant tennis of the whole tournament, took the next...