No. 545
The Silver Racquet was won this year by W.G. Hewitt, the final tie being between H. Ingram & him. The Woodens were won by A.S. Stanfield, the final being between him & F.T. Higgins.
Tag: Rackets
No. 487
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…
No. 303
A.E. Black Q.S. this year won both wire + wooden Racquet ties – He elected to keep the wooden, so the wire fell to C.B. Ryde Q.S.
No. 167
The ‘Wooden’ and ‘Wire’ were this year won by W. S. Rawson (Q. S.) McKeand won the T. B. ‘Wooden’ started this year for the first time. AP. Hill.
No. 144
The “wooden” was won this year by H: S: Rawson (Q: S.) who beat Glibertson (Q. S.). The games were Rawson 11. 10. 11. Gilbertson 8. 11. 9. Both players were in excellent form and the contest was most exciting throughout – Rawson nearly succeeded in the same event last year – being defeated by…
No. 134
The Wooden was won this year by H. G. Barron QS. While the Wire fell to H.C. Randolph QS.* *The wire was won by H. G. Rawson Q.S. It is to be regretted that only one T. B. took part in the competition this year, and it seems desirable that something should be done to…
No 297
I ought to have inserted higher up that the KS challenged the TB to a rubber at Raquets in the year /43 which was contested at 9 o clock in the morning when the TBs won the first game early, & carried on at 12-o-‘clock when the KS won the two next & thus it…
No 283
A servant at Grant’s (by name Henry Gillingham) having secreted a Racquet from L.A. Cramer G.S. then a senior for a considerable time (nearly 2 months) he one day offered it to me, & afterwards to another T.B. in his own name for sale; saying it was his own & naming 5 Shillings as the…
No 244
During the Summer Half (1840) the King’s Scholars challenged us to Play them at Rackets which we of course accepted and selected two from the T.B.s as they did on the part of themselves. Their Players were “Somerset” (Captain); “Merewether”. Ours were “Curteis” & “Osborn”. We played a Rubber & beat them, winning the 1st…
No 236
The Dean with unaccustomed generosity last year (1838) paved our racket court, which has since proved of the greatest advantage. F Byron Prin. Opp. *This ought to have been inserted some few pages back, but it is an oversight of no great consequence.