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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt:...7-5, 6-0; Wright beat Harris, 6-4, 9-7; Stagg beat Sheldon, by default; Forbes beat Griffin, 6-2, 6-2; Whitman beat Anderson, 6-2, 6-1. Second Round: Fischer beat McKittrick, 6-1, 6-4; Carleton beat Whitbeck, 6-3, 6-1; Wright beat Stagg, 6-3, 6-1; Whitman beat Forbes, 6-1, 6-2. Semi-Final Round: Fischer beat Carleton, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; Whitman beat Wright, 6-3, 6-2. Final Round: Whitman beat Fischer, 8-6, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. Championship Round: L. E. Ware (holder) beat M. D. Whitman (challenger), 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Handicap Singles. Final Round: Ware (--y2 40) beat Whitbeck (-'A 15), 6-4, 8-6, 7-9. 6-3Men's Doubles. Final Round: E. P. Fischer, New York, and M. D. Whitman, Harvard, beat L. E. Ware and J. D. Forbes, Harvard, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0. Ladies' Singles. Final Round: Mrs. Eustace Smith, Toronto, beat Miss Marie Wimer, Washington, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Championship Round: Miss Juliette Atkinson, Brooklyn, holder, beat Mrs. Eustace Smith, challenger, 6-4, 6-1. WAR TELEGRAMS OF ENGLISH "LAWN TENNIS." Off Matanzas. '"THE Americans played a distinctly aggressive game here. They scored time after time with their service, while the Spaniards' returns were weak in the extreme. America won by 3 sets to love. Matanzas (a little later). It seems that there was something wrong with the scoring, and the match has to count as a mere knock-up. One of the Americans when serving struck a mule which happened to be strolling about the court, and the Spaniards expressed annoyance at such carelessness. Manila. A Pretty little three-set match has taken place here. The Spaniards were notoriously weak, but had expressed great confidence in their ability to volley as well as their opponents. Cape Verde. The International match between Spain and America is attracting a vast amo...