Finals thrill drives Midwinter Tennis crown clash
The Midwinter Tennis Championship saw J. D. H. Jones defend his Rhode Island title against M. Bull Jr. in a dramatic final four sets to win the trophy and the second leg on the big challenge cup. Women's singles crowned Eleanor Cohen with a 8-6 4-6 6-1 victory over Helen Barnett after a spectacular week of play. Canadian entries and doubles events added depth as new courts were praised and 1916 plans began.
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J. D. H. Jones
Rhode Island
M. Bull, Jr
West Side
Rhode Islander
Bull
Jones
Waterloo
Irving Wright
Wright
H. A. Mackinney
Eleanor Cohen
Helen Barnett
Miss Cohen
Lucy Treat
Miss Barnett
J. ©. Hinchcliffe
Mackinney
Mr. Mackinney
Arthur Ingraham
Mr. Bull
Hinchcliffe
Nary
Whittemore’s Gold Medal Opens St Valentine Tourney Qualifiers
Seventy four scores led by Parker Whittemore of Brookline before he withdrew, leaving Hamilton Kerr of Ekwanok atop division one with seventy eight. Philip V. Carter of Nassau followed at eighty, while J. C. Parrish Jr. of the National Club posted eighty-one for third place. Gardiner W. White and Robert Hunter tied at eighty-four, with W. E. H. Truesdell and I. B. Robeson at eighty-six, Shannon eighty-seven, Becker and Boyd at eighty eight, Clapp at eighty-nine in the abbreviations of the first round results.
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Parker W. Whittemore
Brookline
Mr. Whittemore
Hamilton K. Kerr
Ekwanok
Philip V. Carter
Nassau
J.C. Parrish, Jr
National Club
Gardiner W. White
Flushing
Robert Hunter
Wee Burn
W. E H. Truesdell
Fox Hills
Robeson
Oakhill
R. ©. Shannon
C. L. Becker
Wood_land
T. B. Boyd
St. Louis
John H. Clapp
Chevy Chase
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Ment
Glassee
T. H. Hall
Charles Dineen
Walter Goldstein
Toronto
W. H. Weller
St. Catherines
Glassco
Boston
Dwight Meigs
Pottstown
Providence
B. W. Covert
Lockport
Dr. B. F. Drake
New Rochelle
Whittemore
Ticipants
Carter