New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-04
AMERICAN ASSOCIATE
AT LAWN TENNIS
THE HONOR IN THE SINGLES WON BIZ
CAMPBELL.
EASILY DEFEATING. sLoCUM AT NEwPoRr7
HALL AND HOBART BEAT THE WESTERN
TEAM FOR THE DOUBLE CHAM:
PIUNSIrIP.


Newport. Sept. . tspeciaD.-rhc last day OF the
allcomcrs' tournament attracted tremendous crowd
TO the Casino conrts this morning. The weather was
delightful. and this fact. together with the import
ancc OF tho contests. had much To do with inc 40
tendance 1t known that the match for the Single
championship between H. ". Slocum and o. = camp
bell would not take psrc until II 30 D. m, but TINS
fact did not prevclt a large number Of people from
coming early ITO the grounds 70 witness the hnal ana
champion ship contest In doubles between V. G. Hall
and C. Hobart and J. ". Carver and J. A. Rycrson.
Tho former team were the champions OF the East'
while tho latter pair sucrcssfil In the western
championship. Hall and Hobart were generally ex'
pect"i to win. although Carver and Ryerson ~crc
Looked upor to give them good fight. Greatly to
tho surprise Of everybody tho Wester1lcrs tck tho
rcninc set O. but the second and third sets wcro
hardly won by Hall and Hobart. Ryerson ana
Carver again the ror' in the fourth sct WHICH
they finally won Ct; hut the deciding set and tho
championship vert 10 Hall and !! ptar. O-''. INC
Western men deserve gat credit Cor their excellent
fight against such strong team ~ Hall ana fiooTs
have shown themselves 10 be. ard with htfie moro
expcrcnce the match would have bccr, reversed.
Then come the grcat contest Of the day. ard fhe
one which the spectators had been awaiting WIN mucn
impaticnce. II. ". slocnm and q. ;. Campbell came
out upon the court. and the match for the Champion
ship began. Campbell started In In WHINING form
and SOON won the first set. Go. Then SlOcum began
IA plav I'm his usual stoaly manner and after struggle
w,ol the second set O. But Campbell. with tho
cn,ncss which he las shown in every match he has
engaged in began t. walk away from the champion.
And IL was with the greatest difficulty that Slocum
could place a game ~ his credit. Tho third set
vert to Campbell Ga. and he followed this up BY
winning the turih only allowing slocum to capture
single game. The match being over the spectators
arose from their seats surrounding ana cheered tie
young Champion who bad 50 hantly won the AL
Corners tournament and then defeated the champion
slocum arted In \ truly generous manner aner ny
defeat and congratulated his vanqutsher on his bril-
liant play. To-day closes most successful t0urilar
mcmt and one which l:.OOO people have had
the Opportunity Of witnrSsirS Campbell Is tho hero
here tonight. Appended are the scores:
single championship Of Amerca-o S. Campbell chal.
lrr GER beat H. W. Socum. holder. CO. a-0. 6-3 81
Double championship Of Amcrca-V. q. Hall and G.
Iobat. chanpon, Of che Fast beat j. W Carver and j.
A. Ryerson champions Of the v est. Id CO. -. 90
G. 3.
A summary follows:
Fist set Comphsll-i I Id.
Slocuni-U D y o..
Second set, Carpbrll-0 0 o o o..
Slocuiu-l 1 Id.
Third sct Campbell--1 Id.
Slocum-0 I o %.
Fourth set, Campbcl-1 1 I 10.
Slocum-0 0 o OIL.