Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27
HALL TO THE FRONT,
The Young Champion Defeats Chase-Other
Games at Newport.

The Young Champion Defeats Chase-Other
Games at Newport.
Play in the tennis tournament at Newport. r.
L.. was carried on with the disadvantage OF wet
courts and drilling rain
The first match and the most important Of
the day WAS between S. +. Chase and E. L. Hail.
The players were, of course. badly Handicapped
by the condition OF the courts and the weather.
sliding about on the wet grass as though on
skates. Accuracy was SIMPLY impossible Net
play was forced upon the men and there were
hardly any back court strokes made during the
match. Chase played q strong game at the
opening of :he first set and played much better
than Hall and took the set with only one game
to the credit of his opponent. In the second
set the players changed their positions as re-
CARDS excellence of play. Hall showing the
stronger form and taking the set. Chase took
bis turn again in the next set setting a lively
pace. which Hall, apparently, could not keep up
10, and winning.
Hall now seemed to realize that he must brace
il he would win and he did 80, so successful
and by such remarkable play that Chase could
do nothing against him and dropped both the
fourth and fifth sets, leaving Hall the winner.
wRENN BEATS FIELDING.
Fielding of Philadelphia, who had worked
his way into the fourth round for the first time
in the national tournament. fell there at the
hands of WIenn. the terror who gave Knapp
such u hard battle on "Wednesday. Fielding
had experience on his side but Wrenn had
youth and grit to meet it. and after his brilliant
achievement with Knapp i. was expected that he
would be winner over the Philadelphan The
match opened well to fclfll this expectation. as
Fielding scored but one game in the frat set
But in the second Wrenn played less forcefully
and Fielding won. The third set was very vel,
contested. Both played to win. but Wrenn
finally took the tet, 81. This marked the limit
OF Fielding's endurance. however and he Loaf
the last set. love. and with it the match. The
other two matches il the round were between
The former. as was expected, was won by
Larned and in three strnight sets, though Hall
made his opponent work for the last.
HOvEY PLAYING STRONGLY
Hovey was in his finest form and covered the
court with almost marvellous ease and agility
This was too much for Stevens. who fairly went
to pieces and barely succeeded in taking in a
meagcr four games during the whole match.
lie all-comers will now evidently 60 to either
Hall or Hoyey, though Wcenn might give the
public another OF his little surprises. The tour
nament is advanced 20 semi-inalS. The matches
for consolation prizes were continued yesterday
and the second round was reached with Malcom
Chase the probable winner The summary is
Us follows:
Fourth round-E. L. Hall beat 8. T. Chase
l-6. 6-3 4-6, 6-l. 6-3.
Lnrned beat v. G. Hall. GA, So, rs.
Wrenn beat Field 6-l, As, 81. CO.
Hoyey beat Stevens. 60, "a CO.
Consolation preliminary round, Metcalf beat
Scott by default. Fearing beat Rowland by
default. Ryerson beat Hewins by de-
fault Wright beat Bruce by default Bixby
beat Stille. 6-l, GO. Borden beat Rowland by
default. Coggens beat +. T. Stevens by default
First round-Wykoff beat Woodwork, 60.
Ga
Fearing bea. Metcalf by default.
Chace beat RyerSon by default.
Wright beat Tete. SO. 6-3.
Chandler beat Bixby, Ga, Ga.
Second round--Chase beat Fearing. GA IO-s