MARDEN WINS TENNIS TITLE

F. S. Marden, Jr., of St. Mark's, won the Harvard Interscholastic Tennis Title yesterday, defeating S. Thayer, of Andover in the final round, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 8-6. Both players exhibited tennis of a sterling quality and did much brilliant work. Marden excelled in serving and in overhead strokes and placed the ball excellently after the first set. Thayer's drives from the back of the court were speedy and he did considerable good placing. The entire match was closely contested, the last set in particular being marked by a struggle for every point.

In the semi-final round Marden defeated R. C. Cooke, of Andover, 6-4 and 6-2.

Andover Wins Shield.

The championship shield for the school winning the most points was won by Andover with 18 points. St. Mark's was second with 8. The other schools represented won the following number of matches: Exeter 5, Lowell High School 3, Quincy High School 3, and Newton High School 1.

As winner of the tournament, F. S. Marden, Jr., will have the right to play at Newport in August for the National Interscholastic Championship of the United States.