The match in the final round of the Shanghai mixed doubles championship, between Mrs. C. L. Pearson and Capt. Barrett and Mas. J.T. Ford and Mr. M. B. Brown, was played on the Shang hai Cricket Club's ground on Tuesday afternoon, in the presence of a fairly large gathering of spectators, and resulted in an easy victory for Mrs. Pearson and Capt. Barrett in two straight sets—6-3, 6-1—the match lasting only 33 minutes.
Although brief in duration and devoid of any long rallies, the play was frequently brisk and_interesting, and until the middle of the opening sct was very evenly contested. Capt, Barrett lost the first game on his service, and Mr. Brown followed suit in the second game. Mrs. Pearson took the third game on her service, after two deuces, and Mrs. Ford won the fourth, bringing the score to two games all. The fifth game ran to three deuces, and was eventually won by Capt. Barrett and Mrs. Pearson, while Mrs. Ford and Mr. Brown took the sixth. After tie score had been called three games all, Mrs. Pearson began to show her real form, and thenceforward the opposing pair were outclassed, though in the penultimate game of this sct the losers put up a very hard fight and lost only after deuce had been called thrice, with advant: age once in their favour.
In the second set, Mrs. Pearson and Capt. Barrett lost the opening game, and then showed splendid combination and won six games in succession, which gave them set and!
After the earlier games of the Jopening set, Mrs. Pearson showed distinctly the best form. Her service was accurate and diffenlt to return, and she was bDriJliant at the net as well as in her placing. Mr. Brown served well in the opening set and made several good centre drives, but failed to maintain his form as the game procecded. Mrs, Ford has a very good underhand service and some of nev fore-arm drives were cleverly placed and frequently gained applause. Capt. Barrett was somewhat uncertain in his placing and return and has often played better tennis. but he had a perfect understanding with his partner, and when one was not there, the other was.
At the conclusion of the match the trophies were presented to the winning pair by Mrs. R. F.C. Master.
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