No. 441
F.J. Plaskitt represented Oxford and R.F Doherty Cambridge at Lawn Tennis
F.J. Plaskitt represented Oxford and R.F Doherty Cambridge at Lawn Tennis
Lawn Tennis Ties were played this year for which there were 67 entries – the last three rounds resulted as follows W.W. Bury Q.S beat F.W. Bain Q.S C.W. Crowdy T.B. “ E.T.H. Brandon Q.S W.W. Bury Q.S bet R.H Coke Q.S R.H. Coke Q.S. a bye C.W. Crowdy T.B. a bye W.W. Bury…
Last term the Lawn Tennis Ties were played off up fields. There were two sets of Ties, Senior and Junior; the latter being for boys below the fifths. The Ties were brought to a conclusion on the last day of the term, where the winners were as follows Senior Round F.C. Ryde, winner beating F.W.…
Lawn Tennis has flourished still more prominently this term and scratch pairs were played for which there were more than 30 pairs entered. The winning pair was C.V. Wilks T.B. and G. Stephenson Q.S.
The popularity of Lawn Tennis up fields is decidedly increasing, in spite of the predictions of the wise men. There are now four nets up fields.