Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-08-21
TENNIS Ar NRWPORT.
Slocum Defeats Chase-CampbeIl Also
a Winner-Second Round For To-

SIocum Defeats Chase-CampbeII Also
a winner-Secomd Round FOR TO-
Day.
NEWPORT, Aug. 20.-No pleasanter day
could be desired for tho annual tournament
of the National Lawn Tennis association.
The sun was partly obscured by clouds and a
light breeze cooled the air. The courts were
in fine condition and the greatest interest
and enthusiasm were exhibited Nearly all
the tennis celebrities were present either as
spectators or as participants.
Play began at 1880. The first match was
between 81. W. Slocum, jr., of Brooklyn, and
G. A. Chase of Chicago. The former is
champion of New England and last years
winner of ALI Corners at Newport. The lat
ter is champion of the western States and
this years winner of the Wright and Ditsen
tournament and also the Nahant invitation
tournament.
It was an exciting struggle from Start to
finish. Chase tooksthe first set. rs; Slocum
the second, 60, and the third, GIL. The
fourth also went to Slocum, 6-2. After a
fifteen minute rest the fifth and final set was
begun. Slocum showed the greater steadi-
to lose heart after close decision went
against him. The set was 6-3. Slocum's
Victory may perhaps be accounted for by the
fact that he was playing to save his reputs-
ton, while Chase was playing to win one.
This necessitated Slocum's playing the more
desperate game.
While the Chase-Slocum match was in
progress other players were contesting in the
matches of the first round. They, however,
had to play by themselves with no spectators
to encourage them in their good plays and for
the most part without any umpire. In these
matches James Dwight beat f. W. Taylor
easily by q SCORE Of So, g., SO. On court
Walker 7-5, 6-3, 60, and P. 8. Sears had
beaten W. L. Jennings 60, 6-3, SO. B. B.
Lamb beat A. L. Rivers 81, 60, 81, the lat
ter having taken the place of Q. A. Shaw of
Boston, who defaulted. The most interesting
tennis of the first round was between J. S.
the leading players of the country and won
the Wright and Ditson tournament in 1886.
Hoppin Is from the New York Tennis club
and is a strong player. He played good
game, but was unable to compete
with Clark, who beat him three sets
to one, the score being 6-3, s-s, 81, SO,
The first match in the afternoon was be-
tween ]. A. Pyerson and Allan Hubbard.
Pyerson is from Chicago and distinguished
himself last week at Narragansett pier by
pressing Sloeum very hard. Pyerson won
the match by the score of S-6, 60, 3-6, so.
After this match i. 3. Taller and Palmer
E. Presby resumed their match, which they
were unable to finish in the morning. Taller
had won the first set, allie. This breaks
the record in length for any set played in q
tennis tournament. The struggle was a hard
one, but Presby won the set, SO, 1-6, 6-3.
A close match was that between A. L. VIII
liston and v. G. Hall. The latter won.
Score: ca. 6-S, 7-3, 81, 60.
This closed the playing for the day. The
preliminary and first rounds have been COM
pleted with the exception of the match be-
tween Slocum and Barnes. Tomorrow the
second round will probably be finished. In
the second round the winner in the Slocum-
Barnes match will play with Clark. James
Dwight will play E. futile, G. P. Wilbur
will play o. s. Campbell, P. E. Presby will
play A. L. Williston. The tennis as a whole
was comparatively uninterestiug, as large
number of matches were won by default, as
most of the ''cracks" were pitted against
m an M match for than