New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-19
SURPRISE IN THE OPENING DAY OF THE BIG
rOURNANEYr AT NEWPORT.

SURPRISE IL THE OPENING DAY OF THE BIG
TOURNAMENT AT NEWPORT
Newport, K. L. Aug. Ia specaD.-The eleventh an
nua tournament Of the United states National Lawn
lennis Association was begun today upon the grouus
oil the Newport Casino and society In full force urnen
out to witness the play and add picuresqueness 10 inc
score beautiful day favored the players, although
a brisk breeze bothered them at times. Promptly al
1O;3o Dr. James Dwight the referee, called the roll ~
The Tennis Building, and started the men IN the pre-
iminary round. OF course the big match Of the morn
ing was the contest between W. p Knapp and +. H.
Hovey, and every available position Of vantage was oc
cuped long before the play began Both men were IN
fair condition. and the match close as had oeeh
expected. The result decided surprise, as Knapp
was looked upon as winner. Hovey won' Dut
the analysis shows that each took the same pum
Der of games, and Hovey made only four points more
than Knapp In a long match of over two hours ana
half. Knapp had previously been looked upon as
possible victor of the alcomers', and Hoveys victory
will at least put him into the semi-fna6.
Hovey started in with the service, and lost the
opening set, Ga. Knapp played bis usual safe,
sure game while Hovey was clearly nervous at the
start. Hovey turned the tables on Knapp in the
second set by exactly the score, and
then, TO everybody's surprise, he pulled
ont the third set, after getting a good lead,
which Knapp almost made up. The fourth set was
easily Knapps, and both men nerved themselves for
the fifth and deciding set. The set fercey fought
and Hovey showed much pluck and endurance TO the
close while Knapp's nerve enabled him to take the
match four times when single point lost would have
given Hovey the match. Hovey deserves great
credit for his victory, although the match whole
might be termed slow tennis. Following are the
results Of the day
Preliminary round-G p Herrick beat A. r Rves
g. ell 60; S. T. Chase beat w. o. Lane. 81, 6-1
Ga; II. P. Huntington. jr.. beat W. II. Barnes 0-l
10 CO; Hugh Harrison and Daniel Klmban defaulted
q A
IS; L. II. Parker beat Stanley Henshaw. 81, GO.
SO j. ". Nichols IT,. beat E. NJ. Church, 90, 60
co; H. q. Bixby beat N. II. Emmons. g. Go, 80.
6-1.
Frs, round-H. A. Colby beat f. x. Rowland ell
90 6-I 6-l F. V. r. HoppIn beat r. j. Bentby BY
default; Edward L. Hill beat NJ. Fielding, g. GO,
2-e. 81 S. Mccormick beat w. w Hooper, 81, -
0-1 e-:; johnson beat S. Woodward 90, e. GO
Clarence Hobart beat 7. p. Borden, IS 6-3. e-S;
c. NJ Bunting beat J. A. Hovey b.. 6-s. 4-e. IS
ca; J. A. Ryerson beat NJ L. Pratt, Co. Ga, C-3i
&. r Lee beat II. Satterlee, Go, 81, 0-1; w p
Jencks beat j. r, Turrill Go, 90, o.; 4. Colby
beat g. ]. Carroll, 11-9, 40. 6S3, 10; w A.
Larned beat Harold Mccormick, Sc, Ga, Sc; Val
entne g. Han beat +. Spite. 0-1. OIL, G-l Richard
Stevens beat p. B. Lamb, 2-6. G-3, 4-6, o. VI
H. q. Bixby beat J. w. Nichols, jr, Cd, CD O-Ii
r. s. Sears beat Desne Miller ST. 6-3, Go, lO-ei
W. D. orcutt beat f. w. Gould, ir., Go, 1913, G-li
H. l. Wilcox beat W. X Fowler. ca, 2-0, e-3 O. /;
C. r. Budlong beat F. s. Rushmore SO, Cd, O-3, 81:
A. w. Post beat George A. Scott 6-S, 0-S o. HeorSe
K Fearing. r, beat c. A. Brown Go. 81, 81 NJ u
Smith beat Duncan w. Gambler 10 6-1, Co.; =. r.
Brown IT, beat B. Spaldng Dc Garmendia 0-l w.
Sc; Burdetts OConnor beat g. y. Morton Go, -
Sc; T. c. Oscanyan beat Edring Still 60, 40, O..
Ga; Theodore Horton beat E. A. Thompson Co. 60
CO; J. S. Clark beat E. l. White e-l, 90, G-l 90
J. H. Hunt beat w. 5. Post o-3. g. Gil W. H.
Trotter, IT,. beat A. E. Wright by default
Following is the analysis OF the Hovey-Knapp match :
Placed baIls-Hovey "a, Knapp 49, Aces won on oppo-
nent's outs-Hoyey 49, Knapp 49, Aces won on opDo-
opnonent's taut.-Hovey l. Knapp 10. Aces won on
service-Hovey % Knapp 81 Total points won-Hovey
49, Knapp 1877 Total games won-HOvey 20, Knapp "a
Time Of match 20.