Championship was played off on Sunday at the court of the Majestic Hotel under ideal conditions. About 300 people turned up to watch the fame, which shows that lawn ten:
a spectacle is as popular in Shanghai as in Europe, The hotel manage. ment were hard put to it to find seating accommodation for everyone.
At 445 to the minute and Mrs, Elmore and Mrs.
Hicks and Mr, Whitamore came n the court, and after a brief knock-about started in to play. Whitamore started and lost his service to 15, which was inauspicious beginning. Elmore the won his service and Mrs. Hicks won. hers, which was the only game won, by hor in the first set, the Elmores out with the next four] games, Airs, Elmore started the second set by winning her service and the following three games. The fifth game on Mrs, Elmore's service went to Mrs. Hicks and Mr. Whitamore to love, but they quickly lost the next' two games and the match.
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