The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-19
s1UBBoRNLY FOUGHT ar THE NETS
Hovey Defeats Knapp In the Champion
ship Meeting at Newport


Hovey Defeats Knapp In the Champion.
ship Meeting at Newport
NEwronr, Aug. ls-Ths Newport tennis
tournament for the championship Of the
United States began hero to-day. The weather
was perfect. but tho courts were not In ss fine
condition as In previous years. DR.. James
Dwight, tho referee. kept on hustlinE all day
with great success. and the result Is that the
preliminary and first rounds are substantially
completed.
The great contest Of tho day was tho match
between F. H. Hovey the intercollegiate cham
pion. and r. p Knapp. Everybody expected
that Knapp would surely win. In fact many
did not think that Hovey would get two sets.
Hovey defented Knapp in i've closely fought
sets, and those who had picked knapp as the all
Corners winner are ut sea tonight Tho match
was remarkably close but the tennis could
not be said to be OF fast. decisive volley kind.
Knapp played his usual safe placing game.
and showed good nerve throughout Hovey
seemed tired in the fourth set. ana II looked rs
pieces in the fifth set as he did last yenr. III his
match with Huntington He seemed 10 have
although Knapp was pndoubtedly, the iresher
at the conclusion Of the match. Hoveys VIC
will 81 viii meet sm other Hobart o.
yossph $: Clark acted a, -. referee ere o, the
game Hovey won the next tw" and then lost
ne two followipE games, giving Knapp the
in the number Of shots he put into the net, or
w viii greatly encouraged bis opponent After
'one game all . was scored on seS two. hSyey
% Ssr IL 5Eu rst sa%s
Of the third set. hovsy won four successive
games 70 his onponent's four, points points, Hovsy
In winning FORM Knapp won game. and.
With the score at %. ne Won two more Tho
twice called before hovey won game and set.
S-4 ON the fopE h SGT he score stood "a, at
badly. Knocking many balls out Of court and
into the net. KNAPP kept up his same steady
MAJ Many Si persons thought Hovey could not last
f. usual res, Re Al dsss st
Els lssd y knanp NY Il; 'hsff .a ~ Isd g
play. won three straight games By brilliant
work Hoyey took the mex. game. and then
"f Knapp snS served. AoSey won the three points
Il. er mslS ss' wa ass s 1H' held eGl sHS
Knapp won three straight points: and deuce was
took the next three nSints on two passes a. s
n ne s ahe yer, iass stroke Both HOBART and
Huntington showed mn we'll in their matches.
Tho following are the day. results:
Preliminary Honnd-G. r: IIerriek beat A. r. Rivsa
So 81 80; a 7. Chase boat W. b. Lane. 81. 81,
s. Huntington r. beat " d; ZANE. sI,
l. t!@f:S sia RisPf. sn:ss ~
W. Nichols Jr.: DeatE NJ Church. s. SO 6-o II.
r Ra' ksoans-;! SoISy S.s 4 <. EosI.nd; 81.
fault; Edward L. Hall boat NJ FEEDING ~ % 2-s
III; s; Met ormick beat v y. Hooper. D" - ~.
Clarence Hobart beat !. J. Borden, -. s.. Ga; {.
n. hunting heat j. 4. love. o-A, o-S - - ia;
j. 4. Nyerson beat NJ, L. Pratt -. o. Gas; Z. T.
Zee boat Satterlee; Ga 81. 81; " r Jenck'
C.rroii. ,IM "a ga rs; W. l. Larned beat Harold
McCormick 40. a. SIS; valentine g. Hall heat 7.
i,m 81 "a sa s t M:sA 5; s'fT;n' Bi Ss.s
Teans Miller 81. 6-s 80 lO-s; ". .. circuit beat
j. ". Gould Jr.. 6-3 l0-a 81; q. !, v icox beat
4 s R%snmore s.a 1919 "a; 4 W: ro.t beat
Georgs 4. scott G-3 6-3. So; George r. fearns. Jr,
heat e. 4. Brown co al: 6-i; A. y Smith beat
Duncan w. nndIer. Is 81; O.; g. 4 Brown Jr.
Gssts Cpnnor beat G. !: Norton. 50 10 80: 4.
Oscany an beat Edring ste 81 IS o., 6,3; Thoo.
Horton beat H. A. Thompson g.. 81 81: J. clark
H. rd., wa 81 " t. Tros. j nP S.. S's
r. Wright by default.
Following is the analysis Of the Hovsy-
Knapp match.
Placed bAns-hovev. y; Knapp. 4b. Aces won on op
ponents outs-Iovoy, ~; Knapp. % Aces won on op
ponents hits into nst.Hovsy. 81: Rnappoa Aces won
on opponents fAult-Hovey .: Knapp 10. Aces won on
r1. Ts. 9an: k".pp
~ Time OF match-2 hours and rs mnuteh