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...length of the rink. The play was now open, and after several swift shots had been stopped by Peacock, Coxe snatched the puck from a scrimmage, scoring the second goal for Princeton. Just before the half closed, Hicks tied the score, receiving the puck from behind the net...
...consistently as Niles. His serve was generally good, however, and his alertness made Niles's trick serve ineffective. Both men were good on back-hand shots, while the wind made successful volleys and lobs impossible and often carried the ball out of the court. Niles played an up-net game entirely, taking the serve at the top of the bound. Pearson played at the back of the court most of the time and received the ball on the fall. Although the sets were interesting and not too one-sided, Niles was never in danger of defeat and won his championship...
Dabney and Gardner played a fine game at the net throughout. In the first part of the match the former was a trifle weak on his serve, and was inconsistent in volleying lobs. Dabney was excellent on short pick-ups, however, and slightly excelled his partner in everything but serving. Both men preferred to receive serves on the fall of the ball, while Niles and Dana generally took them on the top of the bound. Niles's fore-hand Lawford was not so effective as in previous contests. Several times he worked a trick serve with success, which caught...
...forehand. Both men played in streaks, and both used a high bouncing serve, which Cutting received in the back of the court, while Pearson preferred to play up and take the ball on the top of the bound. Pearson won his games by driving the ball low at the net to Cutting's feet, making it almost impossible for the latter to return...
...singles, Niles beat K. Howes 2L. in two interesting sets. The first was easy for Niles and the score in games was 5-0 before Howes tallied his one. The second set was much closer as Howes picked up on his serves and played a fine net-game. Both men ran directly up to the net after serving. Niles was never outplayed, however, and his volleying was excellent...