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RECREATION 



in the doubles. Against them will be H. L. 

 Doberty and F. L. Riseley in the .singles and 

 H. L. and R. F. Doherty in the doubles. 

 Speculating on the chances of success against 

 the English cracks opinion differs widely, 

 though there is a strong undercurrent of con- 

 fidence manifested by those who have given 

 most careful thought to the preparations. 



It is believed that Riseley will be unequal 

 to the task of beating either of our singles 

 players. At least it is on this basis that all 

 hopes of victory rest. Should either Larned 

 or Ward meet defeat at his hands the whole 

 fabric of our plan would be destroyed, leav- 

 ing only the greatest upset of form to then 

 accomplish a victory. Calculating these 

 matches as victories then it leaves the 

 doubles against the Dohertys or a victory of 

 one of our two representatives against H. L. 

 Doherty necessary to carry off the trophy. 

 It must be admitted that with all the advant- 

 ages on his side, the Englishmen are more or 

 less justified in their confidence that their 

 idol and champion will successfully defend 

 his title. 



Larned in his flights of brilliant play can 

 undoubtedly win, but whether Larned will 

 appear at best or not is always a question. 

 His nervous temperament and his erratic dis- 

 position leads him to be a most uncertain 

 quantity in figuring out such a contest as we 

 have in hand. On the other hand Ward may 

 be expected to play up to his mark and per- 

 haps beyond anything he has previously 

 shown. There are those who believe that 

 Ward will surprise those who have not 

 counted him as capable of beating little "Do," 

 and it would certainly delight every one to 

 see him do so. However optimistic we may 

 be regarding the outcome we must not look 

 for victory in unexpected quarters. 



HOPES OF VICTORY IN DOUBLES. 



What those who have looked the field over 

 most carefully are counting on is a victory 

 in the doubles. It is the opinion in many 

 quarters that the Dohertys are not the old 

 Dohertys in the doubles, and that the Ameri- 

 can pair will have a splendid chance of win- 

 ning. The outcome of this match is looked 

 upon as the determining factor in the tie tak- 

 ing the singles victory of either of our men 

 over little "Do" as the outside chance. Opin- 

 ions must vary widely as to the final issue 

 until it is decided in competition. 



The question of sending a three or four 

 men team was determined by the revocation 

 of twenty-one day requirement as to nomi- 

 nations. This restriction handicapped 

 America especially in view of Larned's pecu- 

 liar susceptibility to injury due to the acci- 

 dent to his ankle last winter. If his ankle 

 should break down after nomination, a 

 change was permitted only if the break was 

 severe enough to incapacitate him and not 

 if it simply handicapped him. The handicap 



might easily be fatal. However, even before 

 action was definitely taken doing away with 

 the long notice of selection it had been de- 

 termined that four men should be sent and 

 proceeding on that basis Larned, Ward, 

 Wright and Clothier were chosen. 



The other matters under discussion regard- 

 ing the conduct of the games were impor- 

 tant details, but affected the play in no way, 

 and are, therefore, not matters of large pub- 

 lic interest. The endless discussion that they 

 occasion is now over and happily very satis- 

 factorily for every interest concerned. 



Altogether the promise is that the tourna- 

 ment will be most successful from every 

 viewpoint. 



INDOOR TOURNAMENT SUCCESSFUL. 



The results in the indoor games at St. 

 Nicholas rink exceeded the expectation of 

 even the most sanguine of its projectors. 

 The movement which had its inception in a 

 mere desire to provide a pastime developed 

 into a serious tournament that produced keen 

 rivalry and some excellent play. The show- 

 ing of Ward and Wright in the men's 

 doubles was unusually high class for the sea- 

 son of the year and was easily better than 

 that of any of the other teams entered. The 

 surprise of the week was the defeat of the 

 Wrenn boys by Grant and Dewhurst and 

 their entry thus into the finals. Against 

 Ward and Wright they were outclassed 

 from the start and lost three straight sets. 



The defeat of the Wrenns was undoubtedly 

 due primarily to their poor form. Neither 

 of them showed anything like their game, 

 while Grant and Dewhurst played almost up 

 to their top notch. The youngsters are a 

 good pair, but have a long distance to go 

 before they can hope to meet on an even 

 basis a team of the Wrenn stripe. 



The preliminary round disposed of the 

 weaker teams readily, while Ward and 

 Wright put Little and Alexander out of it in 

 straight sets. The Wrenns' defeat brought 

 Grant and Dewhurst against the champions 

 at the finish with the result recorded above. 



The other tournaments developed interest 

 primarily in the showing of the two Boston 

 girls who figured so prominently in the 

 Women's doubles. Miss Fenno and Miss 

 Sears showed a marked superiority over 

 their opponents in every match they played, 

 losing only one set, that to Miss Barger and 

 Mrs. Wallach. At no time did they seem to 

 be in trouble and they handled themselves in 

 a way that promises even better things of 

 them. They are far from the first flight of 

 women players as yet, but this in no wise 

 discredits their performance. 



In the mixed doubles they were successful 

 with the Wrenn boys and were opposed to 

 each other in the finals, Miss Sears winning 

 with Bob Wrenn after a spirited contest. 

 The results in the various matches follow : 



