New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-07
OPEN-AIR SPORTS.
SIX GAMES OF LAWN-TENNIS.
GOOD SPORT All THE STATEN ISLAND CuCKE
GROUNDS.

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| GROUNDS.
Six games OF lawn-tennis were played yes
tcrday at the Staten Island Cricket Grounds at IVES
Brighton. between teams of two men on each SIDE.
large number OF spectators present, including srV
eral ladies horseback Some OF the best players W'
have already distinguished themselves in the sihse
| handed game took part. Among them were j. r. Hell
| muth. of LONDON, Canada; Edward Gray winner
| Of IT,, Bennett Turner'S Cup at Newport; a"o
| James Dwight, who is generally considered the Drs
| player AT Newport. Mr.. Dwight played in company
with r. ID. Sears. of Boston and before beginning. en-
tered protest against the OF balls 10 he used
He claimed that they lighter, smaller ana solei
than the regulations demanded. An appeal was MADE
to o. L. Woodhonse. OF the Mddlesex Levn-Tenni'
Club OF England. Mr. Woodhouse stated that The baIs
not as large those used by Marylebone and
All-Engand Clubs. After considerable discussion
Dwight and Sears consented play under protest They
we're matched against j. f. Hclmuth and II. Gamble
The other matches were played by G. NJ. Harvey anal
a. Duer against James Rankin and W. W. Donad
Messrs. Dwight and Sears against W. NJ Wood and A /.
II. Manning; Messrs. Donald and Rankin against
Mcssrs. Outerbridge and Gray Mersrs. Rankin ana
Donald against Messrs Wood and Manning. and W. j..
Andrews aud j. Punnett against c. i. MIlliken ana e.
W. Robey. Each pair Of teams played two games
The principal interest centred in the game OF D"lgh'
and Sears with Wood and Manning, as 1t was eenefay
expected that the latter team would be the winners OF
the tournament. Play begun at ten minutes aiter
4 O'clock Dwight aud Sears quickly ran up fourteen
points. while their opponents scored only three Hell
muth and Gamble then did some spirited work. and III
creased their record to Dwight aud Sears MADE
the complete OF fifteen In the next innings. In the
second game Dwight and Sears scored eight 10 their OPP
ponents two. The stopped at ihis point RS
Dwight and Sears had made twenty-three In
their two games. and so without finishing their
score The winners Of this match had been plltcd
against Wood and Manning. OF the Staten Island CUB
aud this game proved TO be the pest OF The 1uy WOODS
and Mannings play marked by great bp'dness ana
rapidity. and they were loudly appiauhed Dwight
good hits, but his protest regarded WIN
much dsavor that he received little encourage
ment from tne spectators. Both games were won DY
Wood AID Manning The Of the first was 10 10 .;
thai Of the second 10 to .
Inc other games resulted follows: Harvey ana
DUer beat Mliken and Ruby in two games-Scorcs, ID
to ; and u to : WOOD and Manning beat Anderson
and Pupn, II two C'nrSscores, 10 10 q and 10 10
Harvey and Ducr beat Rankin and Donald-Scores, ID
To o and 3 10 Donald and Rankin beat OuterDrldgc
and Gray-ScOTes, - TO and 10 10 IL Fully one-ha1
Of IN. spectators were present the hope OF seeing
proposed single game between Dwight and Nood1ouse.
which the had remained at staten Island since
Saturday Owing 10 Dwiglts protest. the game was
not played. Appended summary Of the days play
ing: