... TENNIS. OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE. The anr. uil -ingle-handed tennis match between repre- sentatives of tbe r vai Blues took place iv the Court at Lord's on Friday. Oxford was represented by H. M. Cazalet, whilst Eustace Crawley did duty for the Light Bines ...

... LAWN TENNIS. THE BUXTON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Ths open tournament at Buxton whkth had extended over last week, was brought to a close on Monday, 'lhe singles championship of Derbyshire foi the challenge cop pretented by the Dnke of Devonshire was won ...

... LAWN TENNIS. A match was played between the Normauton-road Lawn Tennis Club. and the YM.C.A Lawn Tennis Club on eveninge of toe 25th and 29th nit. and toe 4th inst, on tbe ' ground of the fo-mer club. The V.MC.A were repre- sented by Messrs. Cantrill ...

... LAWN TENNIS. DERBY MIDLAND V. BUXTON. Tbis match was played at Derby on Bank Holiday, the Midland team winning by 14 sets to 5, and 113 games to 57. Score : — MIDLAND. BCXTOK. H. Wansborough and > taf CF. Wardleyand J 3 sets too W. Bennett i Deat J. W ...

... LAW TENNIS. MATLOCK V. HORMANTO- -ROAD, DERBT. Played at the Pavilion Courts, Matlook Bath, on Satur- day, resulting in a viotory for Matlook by 11 sets to 6, and 90 games to 67. W. J. Smith and H. L. Coulson beat C. Mason and Chivers, 6-0, 6-3 ; Bryan ...

... LAWN TENNIS. ALVASTON V. DERBY MIDLAND. Played at Alvaston on Saturday, and resulted in a vic- tory for the home team by 5 rubbers to 4, 11 sets to 9, 92 games to 89. Score :— ALVASTON. HIDLAXD. Stephenson and \ ,—_. Unsworth aud 1 2 sets to 1 Smith j ...

... LAWN TENNIS. Ddppield v. Debby y.m.c.A.— Piav«i »f ts««b m ...

... LAWN TENNIS. -Duffield v. Matlock High Tob.— Played at Duf- field on Saturday, the home team winning by i 2 seta to 6 and 78 games to 59. Score :— Gillett and Tempest (D) beat Sladen and Statham (M) 2 sets to 0, 6-1, 6-2 : Gillett and Tempest (D) beat ...

... laA^TN TENNIS. DERBY MIDLAND v. ALFRETOX. Played at Alfreton on Saturday week, the Midland Cio'i winniag by II sets to 9, and 100 games to 89. Score :— Younger and Bennett (M) beat E. Wilson and S. Wilson (A) 'J sets to I—4-6, 6-0, 7-5 ; Younger and Bennett ...

... CANON ANDREW ON LAWN TENNIS. - - . . . . . . t --~~ . - a ~ a The Puritans, according to Lord MACAULAY, E B opposed bear-baiting not because of the cruelty it gc t inflicted upon the bear, but on account of the ci t pleasure it gave to those who witnessed ...

... wbich ia widely felt, of a game for a nnmber of player., which does not require ao large a space v tennis. While not involving great exertion v in lawn tennis, it affords scope for very considerable skill, may be played by botb sexes, and is most interesting ...

... to the throat instead of to the boniet. LAVs'x TLrNIS.-Although the revival of the ancient gaun of tennis, whriche is noar generally known as lawni- tennis, is of recent growth. the sport is siorply a moditica- tion of the pastime familiar to thie lsg sinr ...