n the two
interscholastic matches and by the work he has done on various courts
this summer, that he has unquestionably the strongest claim to the title
of interscholastic champion. He defeated both Beaman and Sheldon without
any trouble, the latter being the stronger rival, and standing for the
full five sets. In the first match Beaman took the first set from Ware,
but after that the latter warmed up and had everything his own way.
Sheldon's contest with Waltz was a walk-over for the Hotchkiss School
player, as the score will show. The summaries follow:

L. E. Ware }
M. G. Beaman } Ware, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. }
} Ware, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5,
J. P. Sheldon, Jun. } Sheldon, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. } 6-8, 6-1.
C. F. Waltz }

The best playing Ware did during the entire period of the tournament at
Newport was in his match with Foote of Yale, whom he met in the third
round. Foote won--4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 8-10, 8-6--but it was a hard-earned
victory, and gave the spectators some of the best tennis to watch that
the tournament afforded. Ware will undoubtedly rank as one of the
leading players of the country next year, and I count on him to hold the
national championship before he gets out of college. His strongest
quality seems to be steadiness, and in addition to this he possesses
determination and sand.

[Illustration: THE NEWPORT TENNIS COURTS.]

Ware won his first set against Foote by good lobbing and clever
side-line strokes. His back-hand strokes along the side-lines were
especially fine. In the first game of the second set deuce was called
three times before Foote got the score, and several times afterwards
there were equally exciting moments. The third set was a love one for
the Yale man. He defeated Ware by playing a lobbing game whenever he
could. The latter was especially weak in placing his smashes, most of
them being returned within Foote's easy reach. This is, no doubt, Ware's
weak point, for it was mainly by this that he lost the set.

The fourth set was the most sensational of the five, and it was here
that the scholastic player showed the pluck that was in him. In the
first game he placed prettily, winning at fifteen, and he scored again
in the second by the same tactics, and in the third by wonderful
side-line work. Exciting rallies were the features of the next two
games, in the latter Ware bringing the score from love forty up to
deuce; but