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...rather out of practice. Tallant started out with with brilliant placing and smashing all through the first set, and was well supported by Lee. The result was a love set. Kingsley and Jennings rallied a little in the next set, but could not drive their opponents back from the net, and succeeded in winning only two games. The third set was longer and more interesting, Kingsley and Jennings played in much better form while Lee and Tallant fell off a little from their former fine play though still doing excellent work. The score ran up to deuce games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Championship in Doubles. | 10/25/1889 | See Source »

...first set Wrenn chose the serve, while Tallant and Lee had the sun on their backs. The first two games went to Lockett and Wrenn, Tallant playing often into the net. The third game went to Tallant and Lee through placing by Tallant and good back-hand strokes by Lee. Tallant and Lee won the forth and fifth, while the sixth and seventh went to Lockett and Wrenn, all four games being very poor. Locket won the eighth game by some brilliant strokes, lobbing well. Tallant and Lee then took a brace and won the next four games by good...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finals in Doubles. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »

...ninth to Lockett and Wrenn, principally on errors. Tallant took the tenth game by some good serving, and made the score 5 all. The eleventh and tweifth games and the set, went to Tallant and Lee after a hard struggle; Tallant placed very accurately, playing his usually strong net game. The score by game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finals in Doubles. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »

...third set Lockett and Wrenn braced up and took the first three games. Lockett placed well and drove Lee and Tallant from the net back to the end of the court. Lee won the fourth game on his service. The next five games and the set and match went to Tallant and Lee by very poor play ont eir opponents' part and by accurate placing. The score by games was as follows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finals in Doubles. | 10/24/1889 | See Source »

...played nearer the net at times and blocked Tallant's swift place well, but he lost many points by lobbing to Tallant on return of service. Trllant won the fourth set easily, Lee gaining more than thirty but once, and that a deuce game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Finals in Tennis. | 10/19/1889 | See Source »

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