New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-27
TENNIS GAMES IN THE RAIN.
BAD WEATHER DOES NOT PREVENT A LARGE
ATTENDANCE AT NEWPORT
I. l.. HALL WINS AGAIN IN THE NATIONAL
ALLCoMERs' Observation-Disclosures. HovEY
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ALL-CoMERs' Observation-Disclosures. HOvEY
AND LARNED THE OTHER WINNERS.
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Newport, II. l., Aug. 26-Edward L. Hall. OF New
York, stu continues his march toward that muchde-
hred goal, the first place in the National all'comers
tennis tournament. To-day. IN the fourth round OF
the competition, he defeated 5. T. Chase, OF Chicago
the Western expcrt aera rather close fve-se match,
In which his uphill play against the disadvantages Of
soft court and heavy balls was displayed to the ~
most Tomorrow, IN the semi final round. he Will
meet another rising young player. W. A. Larned,
the champion OF Cornell, and each Will do his best
TO reach the much-covet,d place in the finals ana
what may prove to be steppngstone to still hlgher
honors. Young Larned has not been attracting much
attention hitherto his matches being overshsdowcd
by the bigger of each day. but he has been
steadily gaining ground and will give a good &C
count OF himself tomorrow. lie was beaten by Han
at Tuxedo but will reverse the result OF that ma'ch
II be possibly can. On the other har OF the draw
are Robert D. wrenn and T. II. Hovey, both OF Har-
ward. the latter the intercollegiate champion these
two will make the other contest OF the semi'inaf'
the winners playing on Monday for the first prize IN
the tournament and the right to play oliver S. Camp
bell for the championship.
To-day was damp and cloudy, with rain at rrequeh'
intervals, but notwithstanding the dsagecabe state
of the weather play was continued as usual, ane
when the contest began. the players found an I'M
expeetedly large audience to watch and applaud their
efforts All four matches were In progress AT the
same time. but the one which attracted the great
est attention was that between f. l.. ilnl OF New
York. and S. T. Chase. Of Chicago, the Western expert
Tho heavy steam roller had gotteh some OF the water
out OF the turf but the grass was still very wet ana
the court very slippery when the match began. These
conditions we're rather the Wcstcrners favor he
likes low bound to the ball. while the slippery
state OF the court rather deferred Hall from attempt
Ing his usual net game. Chase played well from
the very start, and won the first set BY the sur
prising score OF 6-l Hall clearly not being the
equal OF his opponent on the ground strokes winch
made I'D the majority OF the returns Of this set.
In the second set Hall begun 10 volley with more
frequency than he had hitherto shown and his efforts
in this direction gave him the set, CD. Inc score
was now one set each, and both contestants tried
bard for the third The New-Yorker took tile lead at
the start on some magnificent placing many OF his
returns going very swiftly to the far corners OF the
court and the count the referee Dr. James Dwight.
called 1t four games TO two. Mr.. Hall WINS
But right at this point Chase seemed TO be utterly
unable to miss stroke or make an error and he
won four successive games and the set, O. 1t was
now or never with Hall, and with the score scts
10 ! against him, he began to get TO the net at all
hazards In the next two sets he was never headed.
and PLAYED In a superior manner. placing the balls
all round his opponent and winning the last two sets
at 6l-1 and Ga Chase made good stand Oh the
last set, but clearly outplayed
Richard stevens did not make great zeal OF
Roadway against that agile net player, F. H. llovey
It was a Hovey day, day when the ball doesn't
bound. and II also too cool for the superior
endurance Of stevens TO make itself felt. iovey won
the three straght sets, the first at 81 the second
6-4 and the third and last. love set.
NJ Fielding gave X. ID. Wrenn an unexpected
quantity of work, the former winning one set and
coming very another. w. A. Larned won over
Valetine g. Hall In three straight sets scores OF the
DAVIS play follows:
National alcomers' tournament, mems singles
fourth round-Robert d. Wrenn, Harvard. beat NJ
Fielding Germantown, 6-l 40, 81, Go, Fred
erick H. Hovey, Harvard. beat Richard stevens,
Hoboken 6-l, Ga, 60; Edward l.. Hall. New
York beat s. F. Chase Chicago. 10. 6-3 10 6-1
GO; W. A. Larned Cornell, beat Valentine G. Hall
York, Cd, G-3, -