Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
EWING THE CHAMPION.
He Wins the Grogan Cup From Buch
in Three Straight Sets.
LARGE CROWDS OF ENTHUSIASTS
Witness the Final Event Of tho Pittsburg
Clubs Tournament.
ANALYSIS AND SCORE OF THE ROUND

About 1000 of Pittsburg's foremost citi-
zens witnessed the closing event of the ten
mis- tournament at the Pittsburg Tennis
Clubs grounds yesterday afternoon. More
than one-half of these were ladies, most of
whom were as enthusiastic as the men, and
entered as heartily into the spirit of the
game, applauding good plays and wishing
as earnestly for the success of the local
champion. The event was the contest for
the Grogan championship cup, carrying
with it the championship of Western Penn
sylvania, between Buch, OF Altoona, its
holder during the past year, and Ewing, the
winner of the singles at the tournament
just closed.
Ewing proved the victor, winning three
straight sets, one of which was the most in
teresting and exciting played on the
grounds during the week. This is the first
time the cup has been won in three straight
sets, and each time the cup has been at
stake 1t has passed into the hands OF the
challenger
Exciting Battle Of the Champions.
The first game commenced at 8 o'clock,
Buck serving and losing to Ewing after
"deuce" had been reached. 1t required 20
games to finish the set Ewing finally win
ming by score of 11-9. To show how close
the set was fought it is only necessary to
consider that at the end of the 18th game
each had won 9. Then Ewing won two and
captured the first part of the round.
OF these 20 games, nine reached deuce"
and four were 'love." In six of the games
the loser had ''30' and in one the loser had
Is. In two Of the games the ball was
served Is times, or IL times of the deuce
was reached, and in several after games
there was service of from 10 to IA balls.
The second set was less exciting, Ewing
winning all but the first game. In only one
game did the score reach "deuce," and
Ewing captured two Glove" games, while
in two games Buch had only '15"
The third set was also won easily by
Ewing. Twice in this set the score reached
''deuce," and then only when Buch played
desperately to save himself from defeat.
Buch captured three 'love" games from
Ewing in the set, and Ewing took one of
the same sort from Buch. In the other
game Buch had ''30'' once when defeated,
and ''15" twice. Ewing took both games
when "deuce" was reached, winning the
set and the championship by score of Ga.
Both Played Fine Games.
some of his returns were made under cir
possible. He had graceful style that was
pleasant to watch, but Ewing's headwork
was too much for him. Both played rather
a slow game, adhering closely to the back
court, and only in few instances did
either of them come down to the net. Buch
tried several times to work his way there,
but on each occasion Ewing forced him
back by successful lobbing, and in this kind
of play Buch was equally proficient. There
was paucty Of swashing and very little
rapid velleying, most of the balls
being taken from the ground.
Still there was an abundance of pretty
playing. good many skillfully placed balls
and comparatively few faults After the
first set Buch appeared somewhat at dis
advantage. All the hand playing was done
in that part of the round, except at the very
end, when Buch rallied and attempted to
save himself from defeat in the last two
games. Ewing, however, proved himself
the better slayer, retaining his strength and
vitality to the end, while Buch showed
fatigue in both the second and third sets.
The Scores Of tho Day. --.
Tho score of the round WAS aa follows: