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Shephard, C. S. beat Taylor, '86, by default...
...were able to play in the college tournament yesterday, The score, of which several are unfinished, stood as follows: First drawing, Hopkins beat Harrison 6-5, 4-6, 9-7. Shephard beat Taylor by default. Peirson beat Moors 6-1, 6-4. Snow vs. Spalding, 6-5, 2-6, 5-5. Hamlin beat Coolidge 6-4. Second drawing, Bancroft beat Howes 6-1, 6-4. The winner of the tournament will play Mr. Presbrey for the championship of the college...
...might well be termed a good example of Harvard luck. We sincerely hope the accident well not prove serious and that the gentleman will soon be able to take up his racquet in Harvard's defence. This accident of course prevented our winning the doubles, which accordingly went by default. Our other representative was not in his usual condition and was badly bothered by the wretched condition of the courts and the heavy balls which were used. However, the fact remains that we were defeated and no amount of excuses will repair the damage. Harvard must look to other fields...
...third round Knapp beat Sears, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1, and Taylor beat Brinley one set, 6-2, and the score was 1-1 on the second, when Taylor fell and broke or twisted a tendon of his wrist and the play went to Brinley by default. The finals in the singles between Brinley and Enapp were very exciting. The first set stood seven to seven when time was called on account of darkness. In the doubles the Harvard team beat Phelps and Chase of Amherst, 6-2, 6-3; Knapp and Thorne beat Conover and Moffat of Princeton...
...from the undergraduates, or not. It certainly seems a very penurious policy on their part to deny the free use of Sanders Theatre, when by so doing they would so obviously promote the comfort and convenience of both undergraduates and the general public. We have no doubt that in default of such liberality a public subscription in the college could easily be raised, sufficient to pay the expenses of Sanders Theatre...