LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

LINWOOD OLtTB $OURNAM|S£j The first; and second rounds '''${fy\ Ltnwood Lawn Teania Club's $use>a handicap singles tournament ar#,, ntjw completed and the third round has begun. Great interest is taken lajttie tournament, as although it is now! jarell advanced, the result, tbanka } .toj , l&e handicapping of Mr E. J. Rosa, laetili very open. In the flrefe round the game between M. H. Lean and F. Fuller was well contested and A. h. Havlook played well in Tile match .against T. Sutelipa. The sec6nd round was prddttctSV of several very close and excitlug games, notably those between W. A. Andfewa and W. A. Styche, W. J. Blyth and J. G. L. Scott, and D. Mclntosh and Miss M. Simpson, the latter especially interesting and even game. IntoetSslrd round"H. E. Blyth beat H, A. Bsoet aftei a hard fought game. One of the most exciting ganves ever played at Liawogd took place on Saturday afternoon, when Mffli Simpson ( met M. H. Leap* Both playera were in very stood form, and the interest was sustained until the last stroke, which Miss Simpson won amid hearty applause from the cr<?vyd of spectators, wnp had watcped the play with great interest. Th« following are the details of the tourne ment bo far as it has gone.;-r - •, > First Bound. M.S. Lean (owe £45) beat W* Fullt (owesD), 6V-5,e~6, ~ , Miss Simpson (received 16i) v H. S Batchelor (received 15£>, Batcaeloi scratched* ■• •.«■.•-■• • ■ : t- -, A, L. Haylock (received 153) be&tiT SatclllTe jowe SO), .6-4. 3-0, 6-U. .• Miss . Griffith (received 16|> beat, BUF Wrteht (received 15g), 6—2, ft-2. , W. H. Graham (received 15) beat W. H Trlgga (received 530), 8-«, 6H5j §?-%. ■ Second Bound. • W. A. Andrewa (owe' 152) beat W. A Stycbe (owe |-15), 6-S, 4-0, 6-5. - J. Tatt (received 1&£) v C. Palalrofc (received 16*). Palalre t scratched. • H. A. Bruce (owe §-15) beat T. Fullei (received I6i), 6—5, o— 's. H. E> Blyth (received 15|) beat.F, M. Worreh (receiveti 15), o—o. 0—4,8—8. "i. H. O, Lano (received 158 heat J« Cferi (received 154), 6—1,0—3, - s E. H. Pavltt (owe f-15> v G.J. P&*kei (received 2-15). Parker scratched. * M. H. Lean (owe Sls) beatG. F« WtAxt (received fl6) 0-3. β-l. Miss Stmpson (received 15*) beat : Aj\U Haylock (received ltyfr 6—l, d-0. If. H. Graham (received 15> beafe Mls« Griffith (received 15|) 0-8, e-U; V. T. Mclntogh (owe |-15) beat M!«a M. Sirapson/recelved 15f) o—4, S-β, 0-5: r A. H. Brißted (owe 30) beat a Chapman (received BOJ> 6—S, 6—B. G.Callender (received 15J) beat O. W Seymour (received g-15) 6-4; 6—4. Ml 98 y A. Simpson (received 15|> vW. M Joynt (received Ifs). Joynt seratcbed. f .• . .... . TtodHound, Si fe P lfth hHt B,mte > z^ 6 ' e-^ Mis* Simpson beat Lean, 5-6,«—1, Ot-5 boat Graham, G-£, 0-&