THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12479, 16 April 1906, Page 8

THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

The inter-Collego tennis chanipiott«sS chips began en Saturday at tho UwutiJS mcr square courts. Tiie weather erin-ro ditions were entirely favourable, «hd'|§ there was a large attendance of gradtj<sl ates, undergraduates, and their All the events were contested witli'P ' keennew. Tho qualify of the tennis i was uneven. "Some of the players really good, anu come brill.aiit strokes were to be witnessed, "but in. cases the play wae distinctly poor and $ disappointing. No doubt this was to a\i great extent, to be explained by the that fiorao of tihe players liad travelled?-! a considerable distance to get to Chiietchurch, end had not nv'.ia ooTered from tlie effects of a longtra journey. The following were the vc-r~M suits:— ..', v j& MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. •*"'* First Round: G. P. Andwoa (CC.) boat J« i\ Miller (0.U.), 6—2, 6—l. A Fnedlendtr' ■- (U.U.) beet H. Benjwnin (C.C), 6—4,? 6-3. G. "S. Prouee (V.C.) boat A. F. H*worth , ' (A U.C.), 6—3, α-l. INDIES , CHAMPIONSHIP SIKGLBS, First Round: Miss Cox (V.C.) beat Mitt Word (0.U.), 9—3. . Second Bound: Mice HtCI - . (A.U.C)' be*i i Jliss Barker (C.C), 9—4. Mre Longton (C.Cj • beat Mies, Xewtoan (0.U.), 9—3. >\ ■ Second Round. Miss Bell (C.C.) beat ilise W«lker (A.U.C,),, 9—l. MiM EoberU (V.C.) beat iliac Cok- : (V.C), 9—2. . Third Round. ' , - Miss Ro*crt* (V.C.) boa.l Alias Bell (C.G.), •- 9-a. ■ ', MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. rV ; First Round: Bccre ar.d Dβ la Mare (V.C.) *" beat Brown and Hall (0.U.), 6—o, 6—2. G. "." S. Prouse end O. R. Proure (V.C.) beat ■"■ Frie<t;andcr and Miller (0.U.), 6—3, β-l. ' i Anderson and Benjamin (C.C.) beat Moore ■ '•< and AVyman (A.U.C), 6—3. 6—o. Hawwtb -/ and Oliphamt (A.U.C.) beat DOyly and Baia (C.C). 5-6, C—3, 6—2. LADIES , CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. First Round: Misses liowtll and Momaon ; (C.C.) beat Miesee Cooko and Miller (V.C.) 9—4. Misses Bell and Grace (C.C.) beet Misses Newman and Waid (0.U.), 9—5. Mrs Longton and Miss Barker (C.C.) beat Miesee £cott and Mackcllar (V.C.), COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Firpt Round: Mies Roberta and Dβ 1* Mar< . (V.C.) beat Mcs Longton end Asdonoa (C.C), * 6—l, 4-6, C—2. -Miss Barker and Benjamin (C.C.) beat Mis* Word and Miller (0.U.). 6— i. 6—l. ituw Hill, and Oliph«wit (A.U.C.) beat Miss Cox and Beere (V.C), &-1, 4-4. 6-4. Maw ' Ncwmon and Fried.ander (0.U.) beat MiM Walker and Wyman (A.U.C.), 6—o, 6—4. Tho Championship matches will b« continued and concluded to-morrow.