Eight men entered the recent tennis tournament at Hillcrest. The tournament was played in three consecutive days, one round per day, and happily no match was defaulted. The first and second round matches were stipulated to be 2 sets out of 3, while the final was 3 sets out of 5. (Note, this puzzle was invented prior to the modern "tie-breaking" rule. This puzzle assumes the old rules where a set has to be won by a margin of at least two games.)

A spectator who was present on all three days reports the following facts:

1. Eggleston never met Haverford.

2. Before play began, Gormley remarked jocularly to Bankcroft, "I see that we meet in the finals."

3. Chadwick won a set at love but lost his first match.

4. Altogether 140 games were played, of which the losers of each set won 43.

5. When the pairings were posted, Abercrombie said to Devereaux, "Do you concede, or do you want to play it out?"

6. On the second day, the first-round losers played bridge, and the same table gathered on the third day with Eggleston in place of Abercrombie.

7. Bancroft won 9 games.

8. Franklin won 37 games.

9. The first score of the tournament was a service ace by Gormley, at which Eggleston shouted "Hey, I'm not over there!"

Now, please answer the following questions:

• Who won the tournament?

• Whom did he beat in the finals?

• and by

• what score?

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