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Niles won the first and third sets without much effort, but in the second set Sweetser showed good form and the match was very close. The service of both players was very good, but Niles's play at the net was superior to Sweetser's and his overhead work surer. Sweetser's chief weakness lay in the fact that he neglected to go to the net when an opportunity was offered him, and that he often allowed Niles to get to the net when he might have kept him in the back of the court...
Niles has won the championship for three years, defeating Sweetser in the finals last spring by the score of 6-2, 9-7, 6-4. If Sweetser plays in his best form today, the match should be very close...
...Bush Leaguers defeated the Baby Dolls in the deciding game of the Leiter Cup league series yesterday afternoon in a close game by the score of 5 to 3. Both teams were in their best form. No score was made in the first three innings but the Bush Leaguers appeared superior from the start and in the fourth inning made the first run and retained the lead throughout the game. The Baby Dolls made a final attempt to catch up in the last two innings. The feature of the game was the pitching of Long for the Bush Leaguers...
...lead away from Eaton, and after this was never headed. Trump rowed in a compromise, which gave him an advantage over the others who were all in single scills as it was much better suited to the rough water. S. Royce '10, who finished second, showed the best form, and by a good spurt in the last quarter of a mile, went up from fourth to second place. E. S. Eaton '11 finished third, and H. W. Bissell 3L., last year's winner, finished fourth...
...easily defeated Beard by all-round superior work. Beard was erratic and inclined to hit the ball too hard. The match between Sweetser and Cutting was very exciting and close, but in the fifth and deciding set Cutting tired and Sweetser was able to win easily, displaying his best form...