Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-14


eral churches in st. Mary's county. Nd The
total number confirmed was 745, viz: Sacred
Heart. 116 st. JOseph's. 167; Mechanicsvle Us;
LeOnardtown, %; St. Johns, Ia Newtown. 65;
Ladies Chapel, so.
Our Tennis Champion in England.
From the London Field
The brilliant performances of Pettitt. the
American champion, last year. On his first ap-
pearance in our English tennis courts when of
the numerous matches played by him he lost but
one, has naturally aroused much curiosity as to
the progress which he may have made during
rhe winter, and as to the position which he NAV
now be entitled to claim in the tennis world. lie
has already this year played at Brighton. Man.
hester, and Cambridge, and has been victorious
TN each occasion record of the play at Brigh-
ron and Manchester has appeared In our columns
and at Cambridge last week he defeated Harra-
lime fOuT sets in succession with considerable
case. The match selected for the opening day
1t Lords, Tuesday. May % between Mr. Alfred
LytteltOn and our visitor from America attract
ed crowded dedans. eager to see whether the
after would DE able 10 reverse the decision of
asst years match. which the English amateur
Won rather easily by three sets to one Most of
those who had either seen Petit play this wear
or had themselves cOntended with him. believed
that he would accomplish the task. but no one
vas prepared for So crushing and complete tri-
umph.
Play began punctuaIly at 2 D. m. Mr.. IvtteI-
ton commencing on the service side and win
alng the flrSt Il love game. Some good service
nr"n2ht the saline players score to i0-15 in tho
second tie lost chase worse than three, and q
Pick service by Pettitt the first Of o long series
brought the score to deuce Mr.. Lyttelton OBJ
tanned advantage 10y line force from "a difficult
nnderhand service delivered by Pettitt. but the
latter havin" to play tor chase better than the
second gallery. cleyerlv placed the ball i'm the
he. no
twice again returned to deuce before Pettitt by
line return and good service was able to
secure the game; one all. Mr.. I.ytteltoa won
but one stroke in the third game which Pettitt
concluded by brilliant stop. The same PLAYER
with the score $50 against him. made two
Ene forces. and successfully defended chase G.
thus winning the fourth game. The fifth was
love game to the amateur. but the SIXTH seventh
and eighth games also fell to Pettitt Mr. Lyt-
ieit0n III the two last Of these not winning q
stroke PettHt thus won the first set by six
games to two in seventeen minutes.
The first game Of the second set stood twice
at deuce. but was won by Petttt In the first
rest Of the next game Mr. I.yttelton made
three very fine returns FROM the tambour or
Under the grille. and in subsequent rest" i'm
he same game admirable tennis was DISPLAYED
no less than four fire strokes being as finely
returned: but with the score at deuce Pettitt
placed ball with crushing force in the grille
from stroke which most players would have
lOund difficulty III reaching. much more i'm
returning. ami with the next stroke he scored
TIE game MIR IyttcltOn by a good stroke then
made chase one ana so; but on crossing oyeI
fettitt Won this chase 10y phenomenal force,
Snd shortly attc!va ri won this game also The
.onTth. the fifth. IN which the American pIayer
returned "a ball very cieveTy behind his back
lld the sixth. which presented another specimen
Oh Ms HniaIiiiT resource liz difficulties all alike
we're secured by him. and he thus won the
sccOEG-a love set-n eighteen minutes
Ia the first game OF the third set Pettitt placed
tn e2SY tall III the meta rare event with him
which brought the score TO deuce Mr. Jytfel-
Ion by 4 coed service secured advantage and
on crossing 10 iiay fCT chase worse than a ward
.e won the chase by magnificent force which
ave hlnI the game. Some Very good play fol-
owed on both sides. with a display of eXcep-
t:onaily brilliant return. the fifth game in par
-;cu!dr being we'll contested and four times be-
!nG called deuce. The sixth game was signaiiZed
ny an extraordinary specimen Of activity on the
TART OF Pettitt. who, after following up TO the
net ball which he was unable to decide, con-
rived To resume his position in front of the
dedanS in time to reach and return Mr. Iyttel-
tons next stroke With the seventh game the
same PLACER won the third set which. like its
predecessor was IL love set (Mr. Lyttelton having
won the first game only after TWENTY-FIVE min
utcs' play: ami Petttt thus won the match nv
three sets love. after exactly one hours play
MI I-Htteitcn was overu.atched from the first
anu seemed continually to be put on the deem
sIVe IN Pettitt he had an antagonist physically
cut Of whose reach il Is hardly possible to place
The ball. and who in versatility, resource and
audacity has perhaps never been eQualed. His
Cnderiland service, which he never varied was
slBgu'ary effective from first to last and was
such as To give little or no chance to his oppO-
nent who In most cases was compelled to force
ara that under most disadvantageous crcum-
stances The success of such q service NAV per-
haps toe deplOrcd as tending to diminish the
beauty and variety of the first stroke but of its
aower anu efficiency there can be no doubt and
an; player who may aspire TO defeat Pettitt will
lave 10 set himself the task of discovering the
answer 10 that service. Quite apart however
IRON this, Pettttt has evidently much strength
ened his game since last wear His first stroke
which was conspcuOusly his weak pOInt
though II still leaves mething to be desired
Is frequently effective and seems generally TO he
ut command. while his decision of easy balls
when on the service side Is excellent His
force is far more accurate than 1t was and his
delense OF the dedans nearly perfect What
ever may be thought of his STYLE which is GER |
iaialy not In accordance with, IL it Is not a yio-
lation OF, precedent. it may be remembered that
the pedants OF the military art considered Napo-
icons method OF making war open to criticism |
Pettitt may prove dangerous guide to aspir-
ing youth. but he viii, with the sole exception
Of Lambert. find no equal or superior In the old
world. The champion is at present i'm I'LL health.
hut il may be hoped that he will shortly have so
far recovered rs TO be able to reappear in the
court. He should not however do so until he
las FUZZY regained his strength for Pettitt is no
y antagonist for q man in weak health or short
VI Preparation.
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