CHAPTER IX.
RESULTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES AND PRINCIPAL OPEN COMPETITIONS.
UNITED KINGDOM.
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
_Winner Championship._
1877 S. W. Gore 1878 P. F. Hadow 1879 J. T. Hartley 1880 J. T. Hartley 1881 W. Renshaw 1882 W. Renshaw 1883 W. Renshaw 1884 W. Renshaw 1885 W. Renshaw
_Winner all Comers._ _Runners Up._ 1877 S. W. Gore W. Marshall 1878 P. F. Hadow L. Erskine 1879 J. T. Hartley V. St. Ledger 1880 H. F. Lawford O. E. Woodhouse 1881 W. Renshaw R. T. Richardson 1882 E. Renshaw R. T. Richardson 1883 E. Renshaw D. Stewart 1884 H. F. Lawford C. W. Grinstead 1885 H. F. Lawford E. Renshaw
DOUBLE CHAMPIONSHIP.
_Winners._ _Runners Up._ 1879 L. R. Erskine and H. F. Lawford F. Durant and G. E. Tabor 1880 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw O. E. Woodhouse and C. J Cole 1881 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw W. J. Down and H. Vaughan 1882 J. T. Hartley and R. T. Richardson J. G. Horn and C. B. Russell 1883 C. W. Grinstead and C. E. Welldon C. B. Russell and R. T. Milford 1884 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw E. L. Williams and E. W. Lewis 1885 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw A. J. Stanley and C. E. Farrer
LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP.
_Winners._ _Runners Up._ 1884 Miss M. Watson Miss Watson 1885 Miss M. Watson Miss Bingley.
IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1879 V. St Ledger 1880 W. Renshaw 1881 W. Renshaw 1882 W. Renshaw 1883 E. Renshaw 1884 H. F. Lawford 1885 H. F. Lawford
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1883 Miss M. Langrishe 1884 Miss M. Watson 1885 Miss M. Watson
DOUBLES.
1879 E. Elliott and R. Kellie 1880 H. F. Lawford and A. J. Mulholland 1881 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw 1882 E. de S. Browne and P. Aungier 1883 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw 1884 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw 1885 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS.
SINGLES.
1878 J. Patten 1879 L. M. Balfour 1880 J. Patten 1881 J. G. Horn 1882 J. G. Horn 1883 J. G. Horn 1884 R. Gamble 1885 Hon. P. B. Lyon
DOUBLES.
1878 A. Graham Murray and C. C. Maconochie 1879 A. Graham Murray and C. C. Maconochie 1880 A. Graham Murray and C. C. Maconochie 1881 W. Horn and J. Galbraith Horn 1882 C. B. Russell and M. C. Lascelles 1883 F. A. Fairlie and A. L. Davidson 1884 The Hon. P. B. Lyon and H. B. Lyon 1885 E. W. Lewis and R. M. Watson
NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1880 R. T. Richardson 1881 R. T. Richardson 1882 R. T. Richardson 1883 H. W. Wilberforce 1884 D. Stewart 1885 J. Dwight
GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES.
1880 R. W. Braddell and J. Coomber 1881 R. W. Braddell and J. Coomber 1882 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw 1883 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw 1884 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw 1885 W. Renshaw and E. Renshaw
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1883 Miss Coleridge 1884 Miss E. Davies 1885 Miss M. Watson
LADIES’ DOUBLES.
1882 Miss Langrishe and Miss M. Langrishe 1883 Miss Coleridge and Miss R. Collier 1884 Miss E. Davies and Miss Eckersley 1885 Miss Dodd and Miss L. Dodd
BATH CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1881 P. G. Von Donop 1882 G. M. Butterworth 1883 E. de S. Browne 1884 E. de S. Browne 1885 E. de S. Browne
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1881 Miss G. B. Gibbs 1882 Miss F. Morris 1883 Miss M. Watson 1884 Miss E. Davies 1885 Miss G. B. Gibbs
CHELTENHAM.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1883 D. Stewart 1884 D. Stewart 1885 E. de S. Browne
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1883 Miss M. Watson 1884 Miss E. Davies 1885 Miss M. Watson
EXMOUTH.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1881 E. D. Maconchy 1882 C. L. Sweet 1883 C. W. Grinstead 1884 C. W. Grinstead 1885 (No meeting held)
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1881 Miss Cole 1882 Miss Cole 1883 Miss M. Watson 1884 Miss M. Watson 1885 (No meeting held)
LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1885 C. H. Ross.
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1885 Miss M. Watson
PRINCE’S CHAMPIONSHIPS.
1880 H. F. Lawford 1881 W. Renshaw 1882 E. Renshaw 1883 H. F. Lawford
BUXTON.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1884 C. W. Grinstead 1885 E. Chatterton
LADIES’ SINGLES.
1884 Mrs. Watts 1885 Miss Bingley
GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES.
1884 C. W. Grinstead and J. R. Deykin 1885 W. Renshaw and J. Dwight
LADIES’ DOUBLES.
1884 Mrs. Watts and Miss Noon 1885 Mrs. Watts and Miss Bracewell
EASTBOURNE.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1881 E. Lubbock 1882 W. C. Taylor 1883 E. L. Williams 1884 E. L. Williams 1885 E. W. Lewis
GENTLEMEN’S DOUBLES.
1884 E. Renshaw and C. L. Sweet 1885 E. Renshaw and H. Grove
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY OPEN TOURNAMENT.
WINNERS OF CHALLENGE CUP.
1883 J. Galbraith Horn 1884 W. W. Chamberlain 1885 Hon. H. B. Lyon
CHISWICK.
GENTLEMEN’S SINGLES.
1884 C. W. Grinstead 1885 H. Chipp
COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIP.
1885 H. F. Lawford 1886 E. L. Williams
AMERICA.
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
SINGLES.
1881 R. D. Sears 1882 R. D. Sears 1883 R. D. Sears 1884 R. D. Sears 1885 R. D. Sears
DOUBLES.
1881 C. M. and J. S. Clark 1882 J. Dwight and R. D. Sears 1883 J. Dwight and R. D. Sears 1884 J. Dwight and R. D. Sears 1885 R. D. Sears and J. S. Clark
_PRINCIPAL OPEN EVENTS—SEASON, 1885._
YOUNG AMERICA TOURNAMENT AT PHILADELPHIA.
SINGLES—J. S. Clark.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF MIDDLE STATES AT NEW YORK.
R. D. Sears.
HASTINGS.
SINGLES—R. L. Beekman.
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.
SINGLES—Slocum.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF CANADA
J. S. Clark.
WENTWORTH, N.H.
SINGLES—W. V. R. Berry.
NARRAGANSETT PIER.
SINGLES—W. V. R. Berry.
INTER-COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
SINGLES, YALE—Percy Knapp. DOUBLES, YALE—Knapp and Shipman.
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To meet the requirements of those players who desire a bat similar to the No. 1, we have introduced a Racket which we shall designate the “Ich Dien.” It is made of rent frames, thoroughly seasoned, but unselected. The gut is transparent white, English manufacture, and of excellent quality. The “Ich Dien” is a useful and sightly bat, and made on the most approved lines from the recent decisions of experts. Octagon handle and oval head.
The “Handy” Press will be found an improvement, being much lighter in weight and more portable. Being in parts, it can be packed into a very small compass. One screw only need be taken out to remove the Racket.
THE “WATERFALL” LAWN-TENNIS COURT MARKER.
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As will be seen from the illustration, the centre wheel working in the box, and which we term the water wheel, is made with hollow teeth or buckets; these carry the composition (with which the box is to be supplied), and deposit it upon a platform, fixed between the front, or marking wheel, and the water wheel; thence it is transferred to the front wheel, which transmits it to the lawn.
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The CHAMPION LAWN-TENNIS SHOE is made of =Specially Prepared Waterproof Felt= instead of India-Rubber, and gives Firm Foothold, with Lightness, Durability, and greater Flexibility than any other Tennis Shoe made; does not Blister the Feet, and is the only Shoe that gives Perfect Foothold on Wet Grass.
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The “No. 1” is the distinctive mark of a Racket which we with great confidence introduce to the general public for the first time this season. It is made on the precise lines of Rackets made by us for many of the most prominent and successful experts of the game of Lawn-Tennis, and has been so highly spoken of by them that a very large demand has already been created for it, and we have every reason to feel certain that it will be one of our most popular productions.
The “Lawford” is a new shape this season, and is specially adapted for a rapid game. The head is a modification and combination of the round and square head, and being smaller in size, the handle is necessarily longer. In this Racket a somewhat lesser playing surface is produced; at the same time a very rigid tension is obtained in the stringing giving a quicker return of the ball, at the same it is not so well adapted for screwing purposes. It is made with the octagon handle.
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These Poles are ornamental and effective; they are made of cast iron, and finished in black japan paint, picked out with gold. For utility they have no equal. By means of a lever and weight the Net is maintained at a uniform height, and with the exact tension necessary; the action of the weather has no effect on the uprights, which never become loose. The Poles can be readily removed without disturbing the ground fixings. The ground fixing does not loosen, and is less injurious to the lawn than any other Poles. Wherever supplied they have been highly approved.—_Vide Press._
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The “FIELD” says:
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Our speciality is undoubtedly the Manufacture of =Tennis Rackets=, and to them we have devoted every possible care and attention; the result is that experts and the Press admit that in the Manufacture of Tennis Rackets we cannot be excelled, if equalled.
Timber is carefully selected and thoroughly seasoned. Rent Ash only is used, giving a continuous grain round the frame, ensuring the greatest possible strength and uniform spring.
English-made Gut is used throughout; and in our Special Bats, Gut of 18 Strands is used.—_Vide Press Reports._
=Red Rubber Lawn-Tennis Ball (Cloth Surface Rubber).= _uniform in weight and size, carefully adjusted in bound, specially made for durability, and adapted for Asphalt or Hard Courts_
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This Ball is manufactured so as to give the Regulation weight, size, and bounce, and the cloth-like surface makes it for all purposes of the game the same as the best makes of cloth-covered balls, with the great advantage that IT DOES NOT VARY IN WEIGHT IN ANY WEATHER and is readily cleansed; the red colour is better to see, being a greater contrast to the usual surroundings than ordinary Balls. The durability is much greater, and the price is 7/6 per dozen.
The “FIELD” says:—“SLAZENGER & SONS’ Red Rubber Uncovered Ball promises remarkably well—it is made to suit Winter or Grass Courts, and is highly approved.”
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All the other sporting papers, experts, and authorities have spoken in the highest possible praise of this Ball, and are confident in anticipating that it will supersede all other makes.
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Transcriber’s notes:
In the text version, italics are represented by _underscores_, and bold and black letter text by =equals= symbols. Superscripts are represented by ^{} and subscripts by _{}
Missing or incorrect punctuation has been repaired.
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been left as printed.
The following changes have been made
p. 88. Gentemen's changed to Gentlemen's p. 89. date 2885 changed to 1885 Advertisements. tenison changed to tension