The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
RACKETS.

The 1rst contest of tho series between james Kent
Ing champion OF American rackets aud Professor John
Mannix, for 500 u side ana the championship belt
occurred yesterday afternoon at McQuade's Court, ID
this CITY, large crowd was In attendance to wi,nesa
the exhibition OF skill and activity between ,hess
scientific players Manuix Is over forty, OF slight
build and about Ave feet SIX inct es in height; but
very muscular aud agile. Heating Is much younger
man, apparently ABOUT tweuty-seveu. He Is about
five feet nine inches IN height OF powerful build and
witnal ~ graesi ul dancing master He took his
FIRST lesson In English rackets ABOUT sixteen years
since, when eleven years old, In Dublin, Ireland,
under tho famous Thomas Waters, and began playing
American rackets about the L., OF April OF this year.
Maunix has usen psyiog the game ever since n was
introduced 10 this city. some four years ago Prior
TO that he was instructor In handbalL
Ho, too, 10 an freshman, hauling from the
county Tralce. Botn men were In spsndid
physical condition and played admirably yesterday.
Every present declared the third game 10 be the
luost they had ever seen, requiring no less than
thirty eight innings to decide the engagement. The
articles OF agreement required the nrst Ave games TO
be played at McQuadss Court snd tho last four TO DO
played at the court OF Nat Hicks, In Hudson
street, HoDoken, next SATURDAY afternoon. Al
tue end oil the fourth game yesterday The
umpire suspended playing, tue cloudy state Of
the weather making tue court too dark 10
Gu sble TO tue i,tIe ba-sbout the size Of
u huiied walnut Ihc hfth game rs to be played about
hn. sst three next Tuesday afternoon, AZ McQuads's
court, No 4n4 Madison street. groat many bets
were made ON tue general result and each game
the con pro zee ded Professor Aauulx choss Mr..
j. Flanagan as his judge Mr. Heating chose Mr.. Joan
Kelly aud ali uni sd ~ selecting Mr. Thomas Curry
umpire. Mr.. =. Reagan was chosen scorer and called
Professor Mannix won Che trst hand at the bat by
the toss OF a No succeeded in scoring SIX aces
before he was put out kcating then went IN ana was
put cut Win bank He returned the omplimsnt
TO the Professor Ia tue second tnfJ ana fourth IN.
n'nga rhc latter, however, was aule 10 score ioui
aces eacn OF his nth aud seventh Innings, and
enough single aces to give him hrst game IN six.
teen Innings During MS nitsen innings ksstinf
oSr"a s" ,srs. 0 :.eS ana
second game the Professor led on again.
Ip his drst, second, sixih seventh, stehtn, niath,
tentD, twelfth, fourteenth, eighteen anu nlnetesntn
innings he was bIsnKrd, anu 10 the others scored
and won the secon game. He was, however, oianked
III bs nrst tnird, eeb,n, ninth, twstn' iourseentn!
more than Jour sces 10 any one isn,ns, aud tnfss
eaon two others--ths balance OF his score being
made up o. Que or two aces 20 ue ming a. IN.
fuies keating leu on n the third ihis game aroused
mucu excitement and called Term many expressiona
twsn AK times without an ace. COD pncnt he re-
turned 70 the Professor twsa,y three times. Tue
81 oi"e The snirsy .hrs; inning 10 the following
seven Keating ouly secured 2 acs.-msking IL
IN all Professor Mannix, however, IN his seven,
cured . aces, making II. aud SWING him the game
| his second Ia the contest he tnen lcd on 10 the
fourth 4 me- nc WIS enabled to score In all Of his
thirteen tnsings, except the ninth aud the laai
curing rs aces Kssting was BANKED In hts second,
sx,n, seventh and eleventh innings, but he secured
| enough aces IN the others 10 give MIN his secon1
game oil the contest.
Following is tie score in dstaii.--
| Mannix--o o 04041ll 10000 1--2f.
Ktatlns--o 81 soo11122o4o is
Maunix--o o2laooooosolO Ga
| Keatiue--0 3Vl l230O4I 600 b 202- "a
| Kettiug--0 1 zoos $50 00Ol 90 z D
oeo0I0 1oo1o 10000 LII
| Mannix-0 o o OO0l 20 1 8
| 00O1 o o D o o 2 v o I'll
| Manpix--2 eli 111O51 ~ -ls
] KeatIng--l 2200 $40 2--ai