The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-22
IT LOOKS LIKE CLARENCE HOBART
To wiu tho Au.Coners Tennis Teurns.
ment at Newport.

To via the Au.Coners Tennis Teurns.
ment at Newport.
NEWPORT. Aug. 21.-Five men stu remain to
contest tho first place In the al-comers match.
namely Clarence Hobart v. @. Hail. G. T. Lee
F. II. Hovey. ana NJ. d. Smith Everything
seems to point to Clarence Hobart as the prob
able winner OF the match and the CHALLENGER
for the championship. A still breeze greatly
bothered the players to-day. and at times In.
teriered with the accuracy OF the play.
Clarence Hobart. the Wsstchsstsr and Na-
hant champion. defeated young I. L. Hall. the
Longwood and Bar Harbor victor In an excite
ing match. Both players were at their best.
A. W. Post gave +. H. Hovey. the Harvard and
intercollegiate champion. q close battle. and
several timos 1t looked as though tho Harvard
man was beaten. Valentine g. Hall put up
clever game against 3. 4. Chase. and retired
the Western crack in good style. Joe Clark.
tho veteran player. was beaten by his old rival
.e% ID s% q, *. II ths
the one which attracted the crowd WAS the
The match eommenced with Hobart serving
Hall won the first game on Hobart's bits out
then Hail won two games straight. mostly on
Hobarts errors out OF court and Into tho net.
The @ wS BY
enth game at a. critical time. Both mel, had
scyns sa an: aps hut %
i6e back line; Hall TOOK The next Gam. sitss
Vance %ss .csssd and On rs
vantage Hobart ner, ous!y made two faults.
1t was Hall's service on the first game Of set
two. and he won the game. love, making tive
the compliment and also won a love gam. On
ssryies Hobart recoysred iro ,1, any appsrsns
p %on
tive games ne the Latter TO on four aSes BY service
Games were ia Of eus rses in q
which the ball passed the net - many a.
With Hall Serving the third SGT began. and IL
match. Hobart scored tho lrst two games, n
sbis to 'S gauge The base line Hail hV Soe sne,hsr
teen. Hobart took the sixth game on Halls
shots which lust hut tho net. Both men saw
.ss oG ana ssssh
times wore deuces called, Hall getting the
H oSs just 1Sn a him ssok and ID
Sins games were rel sSored. and then after HOBART
es1en games to niac Il was plucfs " aud clos:
playing and the ball passed the net fifteen
times on tho last stroke before the decisive hit
With the advantage Of the lead Hobart played
took the lead on the fourth set. Four games
to two was called In his favor. Hobart now
played his strokes with great swiitnsss and
nerviiy reduced to 81. but then Hobart ran
out the next game and the set. and the match
was his. The fourth set was only three stroksa
in Hobarts favor the score being 36-S3.
r. H. Hovey. the Harvard pla Ter. Is having
hard fight to reach the finals He has played
three close flye-set matches. and won BY sisn-
der margins. He has shown good endurance in
the last set OF his matches. and is evidently in
games is:
Third Round-valsnt,ne G. Hall beat s. +. Chase. -
2-t S-3 8-a
Fourth Round-Clarsnce Hobart boat Edward T. Hall
S-6 "a ILL.,. 6-+ !. IL. Hovsy beat "A W Post 4-H
Ga Ga 3-6 Gu; N. D. Smith beat Joseph 4 Clark,
81. 60 e.
Consolation matches-First round-H. Mccormick
beat r. carroll. ~ c.; W ". Hooper heat K. n,
Church by detault ". B. Gould boat n. l.. Pratt 8-L
gu
Second Round-I. Mccormick beat VI. n. Lane 7-a
ST. h. Rushmore beat II. & Satteris 81 IS:
4 white ss beat K RoSsha 81 so; Duncss
Third Kound-H. Mccormick beat Z. 8. Rushmora
g. Ga