The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-27
CAMPBELL'S LITTLERACQUET
he DEFEATS CLARENCE HOB4RT AND
RETAINS THE H4MpIONSHIP.

A Stubborn1y Contested Hattie that last.
ed Nearly Two and Hair Iours-Ho-
hart Captured Two sets, and Looked
All over y Winner of the Match-Thers
Was brilliant Playing Throughout.
NEWPORT. Aug. 2G.--The singles lawn tennis
championship Of the United States for 1891
was decided to-day, and O. s. Campbell OF
brooklyn Is again tho winner. The contest
took place at the Newport Casino before the
largest crowd ever assembled within its walls.
1t was the best tenuis contest ever played In
America, and Campbells game was the strong.
est and most scientific that he has ever played.
and this. too. in tho face VI the fact that IL was
generally supposed he was In very POOR form.
The playing OF Clarence Hobart was the
strongest he hns ever exhibited on a grass
court. His winning of the third set whom the
score stood 50 against him Is a sufficient an.
swer to those who have assorted him to bs de-
1cient in nerve and stamina.
Hobart won tho service. aud when he lifted
his hat to strike the ball pin could have
been heard to drop the
evened matters iI up By making two faults The
irst game, went TO Hobart. while Campbell was
ier's service. Hobart won the third game
pretty PASS and Campbclrs hit into not.
The score was now three games to love.
pointed. Camnbei Ind come on the court
fresh from his dressing room, wnile Hobart
had tnken few warming games with Tom
however. hal hardly got his hand In. With
the service lie won tho fourth game to lIobart's
fifteen. The score was now 81. The fifth
game wns most important ono for Campbell
-ii;ccn all. thirty MI; and then forty. Thirty
tn" ball had passed tho net eight times. Camp.
hell sent tho hall against the white canvas at
the top oil tho net and Hobart won. score.
An unusual thing happened in tho sixth
,himS ho very seldom does This and two HIS
out OF court Increased , no1arts n lend; and
pion subsequently won II game to HohartS
fifteen but tue latter promptly re,allated by
TIE same scor, AM me r.t at went ,. 70
on tho part Of Campbell, but llohar''s display
was excellent The former hit many balls out
placed with good Judgment.
the first game on service, to ampbels Is.
and he won the, second game to Campbell's
sranSt Games s sn s's hs
third gam. there was n great change With
ont It tn va, ex hnob
point was II hard 'ougnt rally. and every point
but two was made on clean rms , one man
or the other Campbell won the game after
In the n.xt game Campbell won three points
on service, Hobart either putting the ball out
of court or into tho not. The ZANE was taken
by Camp,ell. and the encouragement OFT
balls out and ono into the net was the hest
tampl ell could do in tho next game. and Ilo-
nn! ra hS Wish TSe won't
to Campbell. after deuce was called. on a
pretty little side stroke to the line.
iI" 4 TIA had Hsen Blazing e Esttv and nd
nsrvE game Of ball and he had max
The seventh game was ar unusual exhibi-
ton OF stnbbornLy fought tennis; Hobart won
took three points on excellent passes; lamp
BELLS poor stroke into the not made the score
the two deciding noInts. Hobart would yet
the X Va and then then; CampbrI; The latter
ea TSa Sy S,,s in the "e game was
Campbell won the next gam" and had SEEM
good fH r the 1T ". .s
then liobnr. hit the ball two, terrific clips.
Hobart won tho ,enth game. inc last point
which came Mt an unfortunate time. Score. live
games ALL The odds now were asnnst Camr-
great STYLE. however, making six passes after
to gam ne .. 9p w sS" core one
narrow margin of four points.
With Hobart serving Tho third set was COM
a rneH out ra t" sg 81
bell after deuce was twice called. and he also
ne won tna IL H0 sans h looked hs ss
Cnmpbers set. Campbell was running to the
net on every oppor,unity even following his
him. which would have ratified a less steady
the fourth game and Camrb never GOT be-
yond deuce in the next three games. The
aso hs .Txn ca hs
lie Ind OILY one game gan etc to get t" Win the set
wa, . love one I9r Camrbe, Hobart won the
and assumed the lead.
Deuce was called on the fourteenth eame.
diagonaily across the court. Tho score was
seven eaines all. Deuce was twice ca led on
the next game which finally went to Hobart.
The sixteenth game was also IIobarts. and no
finally won the set. o..
For the iour.h time Hobart had tho service
in the opening game. Campbell took tho first
game Of tho set. and then. ny liobarts nits ont
of sonrt the ss"1hd game
certainty; liobarts greatest weakness in this
set WIS S NE s. numb-r ~ balls he pr, into Tho
sure lead on tho odl set. but hs oNrer!-yce q
without letting up he won the noxt game and
reay Vie raS in ths "ursh sss
s mHSn T"re '%s @ v Wans
difference on tho entire ;a, re hrst game ot
tie fifth set was the hardest fought OF all.
Deuce was called no less than oight times,
both men MAX ing their a.. on the others hits
out or into the net. Hobart won az game.
Campbell served no neat game and Won after
two deuce.
Campbell won tho next game which WAS an
important one lie lost the next one. however,
on over service. The next game Campheli
won TO liobnrt's Is. Hobart shocked many
balls into the net or out of court. Now and
then he would make II ph.r omenal return.
J. he next game was Camphrirs an, tn" srore
Is WpnhrniDE hut lamnlpll continual
to the end. and iinaIly won the set and match.
The following IL u summary:
Mach for tic lawn tennis cham ponship of the
United states q = aupbrli hn,Gei ,, the cham.
llonslr. beat Clarence lloUar Challenger 20. "a
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