The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-20
RACKETS.
THE TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED BETWEEN KEAT-

THE TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED BETWEEN kEAT.
ING, OF NEW YORK, AND MANNING, or
pHlLADELpHIA-rHE FORMER VICTORIOUS.
Tho last games of the tournament between James
Keatng OF this city, and Oscar Manning, OF Philadcl
mia. tor the championship OF American racketa
occurred at tue court Of B. Doyle, on SAMSON street,
rear of the Continental HOTEL Philadelphia. yesterday
afternoon, in the presenco OF an immense throng Of
SPECTATORS. Manning chose George W. Bechtel OF
Pnadclphia us his umpire; Heating chose Charles @.
Jordan, OF Hoboken, as MS umpire. and both
players united IN pressing B. McQuade, OF This
city, into accepting the position OF referee. The
playing began NJ half past three aud ended at i've r.
NJ whom three hearty cheers were given Tor Keatinss
the victor. Here one proposed three cheers
and tiger Tor New York. Al this the entire audience
arose and uated in rousing shout Of approoation,
following IL up with ent usiastc cheers and crriho
tiger Quite number OF Now Workers were present
ana shovel grateful acceptance Of the honor. The
announc cement was made to James Heating, the VIM
ner, that B. McQuade, William Ryan aud Professor
John Manix, all OF the New York Racket Club. were
In training and settling, by series OF forty i've
games, which OF them would challenge nim to u COO.
He SAID reply that ne would accept the cnal-
ienge
IL HoDoKcn last Saturday. OF them keatng won oui
and Manning one. TWAS possible therefore, Tor tue
contest 10 extead the whole six games yesterday,
II possible tor II 10 be settled 0y PLAYING only
Two games. The latter was what occurred, az ooIh
were by KeltinR giving him six out OF the whole
eleven arranged for.
Heating FIRST to the bat, but bis hand was put
out without scoring. Manning then went In aud MI
hu nd put cipher. Heating thon went
IN Tor his secono inning. ln this ne scored Twelve
aces. Manning then went IN tor hs second. out was
soon disposed OF with another blank Keatng then
received q blank In his third Manning secured Two
aces, amid hearty applause. KestiDg then got Two
aces in his fourth inning Manning, however, was
baukod in his fourth, htn sixth ana seventh innings
He also sent Keat,ng home without beng able to
score IN his 9th and sixth innings. keAtlng, now
ever secured two his seventh, three 10 ms eighth
and two IN his ninth, making twenty-one and game.
AS Manning secured IL his eighth, Inc score
stood q TO j.
Kcaling then led Off again at the pat, and secured
six IN MS irst inniug- Manning then went ~
but was soon put out with . blank. Koating In his
second inning secured one ace. Manning 10 ms sec
ond also secured ace Kcating wac banked IN ms
third inning He, however, sent Alarming nome
without In his third fourth, hftn, SIKH, sew
cuth, eighth, ninth and tenth inoings Heating Sc
cured in his fourth, but was blapked IN his
MIN ana sixth In his seventh keatiug secured Two
aces; his eighth, three IN his ninth, ono IN hie
tenth aud eleventh, each two. Manning also secured
two his eleventh, and sent kentiug nome
without scoring In hts twelfth anu thirteenth in-
ningg. Heating secured two aces In MS iouftee"tn
Naming secured his fourteenth, one IN MS
fifteenth, one in his seventeenth, and sent keating
home without scoring, amid great cxcitemeht In
and nineteenth innings. ln his twentietn inning
Heating secured ace, giving HIM The second and
last game Of tho majority oil the eleven having sent
Munning bone laaks MS sixteenth, eighteenth
and nineteenth innings tho game stood ~ mis- iAvor
by the score OIL q 10 o.