The tennis team of the Keioh University of Tokio, who are visiting Shanghai, played their first match on Wednesday, against the Shanghai Recreation' Club, and though they have had little time to get into form, gave an excellent display, the result of the match hanging im the balance practically until the last stroke of the rubber between Ollerdessen and Wade and Odakiri and Komura.
T. W. R. Wilson and J. P, Hawes met Komori and Hosotani and defeated them fairly easily, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2; but matters were equalized when Matsubara and Harada defeated the brothers Manley, 6-8 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, The issue then lay between Ollerdessen and Wade and Odakiri and Komura, and a splendid contest ensued, The Recreation Club pair lost the opening set 5-7. but won the next two, 6-2, 6-4. They lost the fourth eet, 1-6, and then in the final set gained a victory by six games to four.
The Recreation Club thus won the match by tve rubbers to one.
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