hool, was the winner, and he helped earn the pennant
for his school. The following year Malcolm Chace met Clarence Budlong in
the Interscholastic finals, and, after a hot match, Chace took first,
and carried the banner to the University Grammar School of Providence.
Budlong won in 1893, but only after a hard struggle with Ware, of the
Roxbury Latin, who came up again in 1894 and carried off all the honors,
including the championship banner for the school making the highest
number of points. Ware's second victory in the finals last week entitles
him to a position among the leading young players of the country, and I
have no doubt that he will win at Newport in the Interscholastic
tournament this summer.

Jarvis Field afforded a beautiful sight while the tournament was going
on last week. There were twenty-two courts in use during the preliminary
rounds, and a goodly number of spectators stood around to watch the
players. I was most interested in Ware's work, and gave most of my
attention to his play. He was in three matches the first day, and won
them all. He first met Edwards, who is a strong player, and who made him
do some sharp work in the second set. Ware is particularly good on hard
drives, and it is really inspiring to see him smash the ball at the back
line, and come within a few inches of it every time. But Henderson was
lively, and returned many of the champion's swiftest drives; he would
have made a better showing if he had been more accurate in his placing.
Later Ware defeated Bartlett and Seaver, both in two straight sets,
three of which were love sets. Fitz showed great improvement in form
over last year, and reached the semi-finals. He is a rising young
player, and will be heard from next year. On Monday, the 6th, Ware
played in the semi-finals and the finals and won the cup. Newton High
took the pennant offered for the school winning the greatest number of
points.

[Illustration: W. T. LAING. N. W. BARKER.

ANDOVER ACADEMY'S TWO RECORD RUNNERS.]

Arrangements are being made to bring about a meeting between the
track-athletic teams of Phillips Andover and Worcester academies. As yet
no date has been set for the games, but if the two schools can come to
an understanding on certain minor points, it is probable that they will
be held at Worcester during the week previous to the big Interscholastic
meeting at Cambridge in June. The games will be most interesting, for
both the Worcester and Andover academie