Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01

Details Of the Match for the Tennis Cham.
plouship.

Details Of the Match for the Tennis Cham
piouship.
The victory Of Campbell over Hovey at tennis
was telegnphed to yesterdays STAR. Yesterday
was the last day Of the tennis tournament. The
crowd was one Of the largest ever seen on the
grounds, even on a championship day.
Campbell opened play with the service. On
first ball over Hovey scored. The next Camp
bell drove and then served two faults, making
the call S0-love against him. He braced and
two good places and Melted ball by Hovey
made it deuce. Then Hovey drove out Of court
and Campbell placed, and Campbell took the
first game.
Campbell took the second also, and then
Hovey began to place and kept it up until be,
too. had scored twice and the game was 2-all
Campbell in the fourth made several weak
returns. Campbell took two more games and
then Hovey two.
With the score 4-all Hovey won the odd game,
making three straight, but Campbell took three
games in succession, making it sail, and then
winning the set rs, Hovey driving the last bail
into the net.
The play in the second set was of much the
same order. Campbell took the first game and
soon forced the score to al Hoyey made his
expected stand and brought the score to tie at
three games all. Hovey carried away the next
three games almost with a rush. and 30 won the
set, 60.
Hovey won the last five games in the set. es-
tablishing The record Of the match by virtue of
exceptionally good work.
1t was now one set all and the next was i'm
portant. The score went to 2-all before the
break came, Hovey having his opponent 81 at
one time. Campbell then began to run away
and soon had the score so.
The eighth was long drawn out and hotly
contested. Deuce was called several times,
Campbell having the vantage point. Hovey
was still playing his game and finally won the
two needed points. making it SIS. The effort
was too great and Campbell took the set with
the next game. 6-3. Hovey was making the
most difficult and taking strokes, while Camp
bell played the steadier and put up winning
game.
The fourth, and what proved to be the de-
Gliding set, was among the most extraordinary
ever played Oh any court. Steadily the gain
went to Campbell until the score was g. love. and
it looked like a love set. Hovey won the sixth.
In the seventh Campbell had the call at 1880.
and needed but one point. He could not get it,
and then Hovey pulled out the game. The
eighth was a repetition of the last. Hoyey again
winning with his opponent within single
point of final victory. Hovey scored the next
two games. each with the champion at Is,
making it sail.
Campbell took the odd game easily and forced
the score to 1870 in the next Again. for the
third time, there was but one point between
him and success. Again he lost the chance
But Hovey was done, and 4 stroke into the net
and another beyond the back line made Camp
bell the champion for the third consecutive
year, and gave him permanent possession of the
massive emblem OF his superior skill
The 1892 tournament ends with Campbell re-
tanning the title of champion, Hovey winning
the all-comers' prize and Larned taking the
prize for the runner-up.