Wigmore) by two straight sets. The former won the first set very easily by 6 games to one, but in the second set there was a very keen struggle for supremacy and it was not until the 14th game that St. John's gained the verdict by games to 6.
The winners showed better combination than their opponents, but Toussaint was always a thorn in their side, and gained many points by clever placing. The most exciting game in the opening set was the third, which Went to Toussaint and Stellingwerff after three deuces. In the second set Pott and Roberts won three games in succession and then Toussaint and Stellingwerff made a splendid recovery, taking the next three games and bringing the score to three all. Deuce was called on four occasions in the fourth game and three times in the fifth, in which after a splendid final rally, Toussaint scored the winning stroke with a cleverly placed shot into the far corner of the court. Pott and Roberts won the seventh and eighth eames and Toussaint and Stellingwerff the ninth and tenth, bringing the score to five all. St. John's took the lead in the eleventh game. but Toussaint again drew level in the twelfth. The last two afterwards showed signs of exhaustion, feeling weak, no doubt, owing to his recent sickness. Toussaint played a very cool game and was generally safe and placed well. Stellingwerff followed up his service well and made several excellent volleys at the net, but be and his partner frequently found themselves both in the same quarter of the court.
The match between J. Tanaka and S. Nakajima (Mitsui Bussan Kaisha) and E. I. Leitao and R. R. Robarts (China Mutual Life Insurance Ca.), was won fairly easily by the Japanese pair, 6-2, 6-4.
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