New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-26
f. J.. NAN DEFE4TS CLIRENCE HOBART
An EXCITING MATCH IN THE NEWPORT TENNIS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONTESTANTS FOX
FIRST rRIZE

Newport Il. l. Aug. - special Eight players.
all champions remain to decide who Is TO taxi the
first prize in he National tennis tournament ana hav"
the honor OF Challenging Oliver =. Campbell for the
-inglos championship Of America These eight men
are Robert j. Wr"nn Of Harvard. winner Of the Bai
IIarbor tournament Richard stevens, the Westchc>tcr
and Middle States champion; !. H. llovcy. OF llar-
ward tho ntercollc siate vcio: Edward l.. Hall, OF
New York. winner Of half dozen different champion
ships: :. T. Chase, Of Chicago tho Western champion
w. \. Larncd the COrnel expert: Valentine &. Hall.
II New York. and VI. Fielding. Each dav Will now
see battles royal between tho foremost cracks in tn,
country, and there may be MANY surprises In 81
before the singles supremacy Of the county Is finally
decided.
The announcement that Clarence Hobart was u
meet the brilliant but sometimes erTntic f. l.. Hall.
both OF New-Yorl. brought great crowd. composed
OF well known people from the surrounding resorts. a,
well MS the residents OF this place. At Nahant two
weeks AGO Hobart had met defeat ut the hands OF
HALL who beat him again TO day after sensational
hvesct match II was closely fought from the first
stroke 10 the last and those who remained TO witness
the nth and deciding set saw nm unexpected termna
ton They saw Hobart, with four games love in his
favor acklng only two games OF the SGT and match,
gradually allow his packy young opponent 10 win
three. four and finally six successive games by a
briIlI1nt exhibition OF every Kind Of sklful tennis
stroke. Hall deserved his great victory and is
boppv boy tonight His friends say that nothing less
thai. the prize IN the tournament will fall 10 him
and that his play today would give him an even
chance for the championship.
Hobart had the service when Referee Oliver =.
Campbell climbed In the high umpIrcs chair. and inc
contest began. As usual. Hobart was using HIS
swift dive strokes on every opportunity. and making
them I'm preference even u net play. Hall was nslhg
every possible strntrgem to reach his coveted post
ton al the net Hall the first set at s-o' ~
points 10 81 on quick and accurate vocylng. lho
increased accuracy Of those famous 10 called LAW
ford, strokes OF Hobart gave him the second SET, M
Ga 81 points 10 80 Set three fought Win
stubborn tcnnciiy: the sixth game. In which thfy
four strokes necessary for decision being tho
critical one Hobart this remarkable game anna
applause and eventually took the SET Cd, 80 points
10 49, An uphill game is Just what Eddie liai
likes and he maintained his reputation by winning
the fourth set O.. 40 strokes 10 u. The score
was now two sets each, and both players were cx
erting themselves 10 the utmost. The hcnSitloha
set was the NTH and deciding one For four straight
games Hobart managed TO coax the necessary points
careful steady and really brilliant execution, won
six successive games In the ncr,lest possible mnnn"r
taking the set and match. The score OF the last sci
was 81 A. strokes 10 81. ;. r. Chase. OF Chicago,
smith, the Philadelphia. The scores Of the day were
National All Corners tournament. mems singles.
thIrd round-R. ID. Wrcnn beat G.. X. Budlong, 80.
90 90, IS, 90; Richard stevens beat william
Aanes. IT,. 81, G-I g; +. II. Iioyey beat a. W
Post, %, %. 81. %; f. Il. Hall beat Clarence
beat NJ ID. smith. IS. 81, Ga, 90. 6-1; ". a.
Iarned beat " H. Goforth. 60 90. 90; V. &.
Han beat +. b. wnslow. "a, Ga, 6-3.