Word: tournament
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Noble, '84 won the Tennis tournament at Lake Mohonk this summer...
While in England this summer, Mr. Eliot Norton, '85 acted as a judge in the national Bicycle tournament...
...Sears, '83 was again victorious in the Newport Tournament for the Lawn Tennis Championship of the country, in August. In the final singles, Sears easily beat Dwight three out of five sets, with a vantage set, his score being 6-2, 6-0, 9-7. He takes the Horsman trophy, a diamond studded racket and a cup offered by the Casino, and a bronze plaque with a representation of a tennis court done in silver wire...
...tennis tournament between the Longwood and Young America clubs yesterday, Dwight (Longwood) defeated C. M. Clark (Young America) by a score of 5-6, 6-3, 6-0, and J. S. Clark (Young America) beat Sears (Longwood) 6-5, 6-4 in the singles. In the doubles, J. S. and C. M. Clark (Young America) defeated Dwight and Sears (Longwood) by a score...
...would suggest to the Tennis Association that it might add considerably to the interest taken by the college in the fall championship tournament if the plan were adopted of having a class tournament precede the championship contest. The victors in the class tournament might then be selected, either to compete finally in the championship tournament or the two contests might be kept entirely separate. Perhaps the present plan may be the fairer method of deciding the championship of the college, but a class championship contest would certainly do much to arouse interest and rivalry among the classes. If it does...