New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04

| up game ut the last moment, Out tnD rfss ot sho
PLAYERS cOpgregated at Narragansett Pier, where
! tournament. peculiar for an entire absence or Oh
prizes took place August 10-15, the week before
| Newport This did not change matters much.
| Slocntn beat Beockman. but that was rightly not
considered more than an oil day on the ,atter
part Berry beat Slocum. but the chef incident o.,
the tournament was when J. 5. Clark was defeated
| after a close match by Berry, who again won y
| tournament. Clark tried the same lo0bing game
| a. Brjnley and Berry pounded the balls out OF
sight. Clark had in the week previous played
beautiful game in Canada. OF when ne 10 tue chaul
piOn, hut he could not place single Que past long
armed Berry. Newport came the next week
Nobody could pick the winner, but all were wiling
to bet five to one that Sears would beat nm, VINO
ever he might be Clark and Iayior were sllg Iit
fayoritcs with Berry, Brinley and Beeckman wen
thought of. Nothing of Importance hnppeueu IN
the first round. Beeckman defeated Smith WIN
ease showing that old-time player was not
worth much The second round, however finished
Beecknan's chances for this year The match
between him and j. $. Shark was good demonstra,
ton of their respective merits They were equal
i'm skill but Clark had little the cooler mead al tle
end. The score was 6-3, l-G. 10.
This same round showed the coming player OF t!ie
country and the one to be trusted TO win the Ali
Corners for $50. Motat beae Mansfield with ease;
Mofiat, already q celebated baseball and football
PLAYER had taken up tennis year previous lie
represented Princeton at the inteTcohe9late TOUR
namrnt in the fall of 1881. lie was thel
adnlier." When he played at Hastings IN the
spring of 1850 he fair player When he
played at Newport two months later there ware not
six men in the country who could beat him. Such
n past points to future But he and all others can
Law il to heart tn It they never will beat sears or
Dwight till they 60 abroad and learn of the Rem
shlws how to play the game Moiat NJ present
seems 10 have no idea of til, true points OF tennis
He varies his play not wnlt o. account VI . w
opponent. He simply "pegs" ahead, hut pegs
ahead moro accurately than other players lie nus
the ball sguarrly every time: makes no SHY
mistakes returns il low and places 1t well with a
far amount of force. He has not good style. but
his play has more clements of sure excellence than
was shown at Newport by tho Others, save always
the red0ubtable Sears Clark beat hum IN the next
roInd, hut Mohat was Il little new 10 Sncn sur
Nor 10 ba Eatu IN
Knanp III this round defeated Taylor ~ poor
match, and Berry defeated Kerne Ferry and
Brinlev, Clark and Knapp were iett. 6rlniey, WHO
had been playing easy men, though Slocum was u
fair match for him. now defeated Berry for reasons
already mentioned Then the surprise followed.
Clark was beaten by Knapp. II was SIMPLY Il case
Of ovrr-confidcncc followed 10y nervousness. BUT
Knapp plIyed well. too, better than he ever hat
done before Brinley sat in tho balcony and smiled
Every one felt sorry for Clark, one has done
more for tennis than he had
Knapp aud Sears ~ easily performed the same
Office for Brney, winning the championship Tor
the fifth consecutive tine aud ne well deserves H.
He Is head and shoulders over every one III the
country. Dwight. who ~ present rAhks nlth ~, ~
England the R,nshaw brJtncrs Lawiorl and lie
| Browne. being suprroT may Oelt HIM on ms return
| and Thorn may have improved IN England put
probably both will fail. His absolute accuracy
his unfaIling drop curve" stroke and his calm
| disposition will bring blm ont ahead for many years
To come More than that, ii he practices iaithully.
| he NAV yet win the All-COmcrs tournament III
{ England though nobody but wizard viii ever
! beat William Rcnslaw. nus cnued Tue chhP'on-
! ship for another year The intercollegiate IS the
| only important tournament still TO happen, ana
| Brinley will probably that There is no one
| to oppose him save Knapp, OF Yale Thorn mas bech
| .raduated and the Sears twins from Harvard.
| There have been ups and downs this year. but
| without ranking Thorn. an unknown qulntty'
mos; of the players will agree Ia the following
! positions 10. lNNJ: | Sears = Dwight berry :;
| Brnlcy; j. :. Clark; q Motat; Bceckmah !;
| Taylor: Mansfield; 10 knapp; ii Slocun'. ana
inferior TO the first two PLAYERS. Another year and
! some will move up and some will move down.
| Comments on the double plav for the vcnr have
been ornitte but short sketch would not he alnls
| G.. VI. Clark not in good health, ana
| Dwight vas absent and accordingly
the remaining members of those old celebrated p1Ts
donbld MP aud Sears and J. y Clark easily won the
! douulr chlmpiunship. Knapp aud Slocum were
well entitled ~ second place though Beeckman and
| Taylor wandered through all the rounds OF the
! ladder. When they beat Sears and Pettitt nj
Narrapans"tt they were not to have any trouble at
Newport hut they followed this MP by playing Ike
| ycrtabe buffers"