New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
FOR THE CENTRAL PARK CHAMPIONSHIP
l.. =. FISHER WINS TIE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE
TIE HOLDER, DIR. TOWNSEND

L. +. FISHER WINS TIE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE
THE HOLDER DIR. TOWNSEND.
The annual spring tennis tournament Tor the
championship OF Central Park was continued y's'e'u"'
afternoon on the lower conrs at the fhrh III inv
singles the scui-fnal ard final rounds were pm'eu
Of aud the winner Of first prize Edwin =. flSchcr'
now becomes the challenger for the championship,
and will play Dr. Townsend, the holder, tomorro"
morning nj ~ 80. In the doubles the matches
w.cr,, an finished mp 10 the final hound. which VIII
come of on Monday afternoon. +. {. Everett, VINO
arried of the consolidation prize In singles showed
splendid form IN his final match against II. Ii.
Heywood In which he won By three s'rnlght sFts'
The first match OF the day, that between Hobart and
r.lrct In the scmi.nnal round exciting contest
throughout finally winning The deciding set bv
combination Of good luck. and up hill play. After
occurring II lead OF % IN the third set, he lost the
next three games In the twelfth gnmc, with Fnrci
serving $40 called, and before he finally won
the game Hobart had been within one point Of winning
he match six different times. laret- however. finally
managed 10 pull out and won the set sc. and thus
the match
The nnn match between Fischer and Pnret. WIS
fine contest Throughout the thne sets Tlsches
showed magnificent form and played steady "egrrS
dive gnme He won the first set easily, Hlret ONLY
securing ono game. but In the second the games
aternacd with tho service, until s1au was reached
when Fischer won the next two games after sonr'
secured long lead IN tho third set the score reach
ing b In his favor and II seemed SURE that 1t would
DO scored for him. but at this point bis play weakened
greatly The bard work OF his five previous sets
telling on him. and Fischer won the next six games
in succession the score IN only two Of them reaching
dcuce This victory gives him the right 10 play
Townsend for the Centnl Park Championship Chnlongc
Trophy Til, cup has been twice by Townsend.
and viii become his personal property n he succeeds
In defending It this spring The odds, however slightly
nvor Fischer, who is playing a remarkably strong
nme.
In In, doubles two teams from the New York Ton
mis- Club were entered from the LcnoN Tennis club
and one from tue I1ftbAve. Tennis Club. All OF
These outsiders have been beaten. and every prize in
the tournament will he won by Central Park
representatives In tllc singles Fischer and Brauns,
the champions Of the Park have earned their why o
the final round aud will there meet Townsend and
HnIght who held the championship two years ago.
Both first and runnerup prizes in the singles were
won by Park p.aycrs-Iischcr and Pnrct. The scores
oi the matches follow:
Mems champ onshp singles. semi.nna round-J Parmiy
paret Central Park. beat John +. Hobart, N"w-iork
TeAnw Club CO 40. SO Edwin Z. Fischer, Central
Park beat 10y D. Thurber, LenoA Tennis Club 90 e.
Final round-Edwn 7. Fischer beat j. Parmly Parrt,
O-1. 30 10.
Mems championship doubles, preliminary round-T I.
Townsend md C F. Haght Central PARK brat c. w.
MacMuen and &. Craein New-York Tennis Club, los
% 60; J.. p. Fischer and w. l. ~. Brauns, Central
park beat w II. Bates and II. H. Haywood, Central
pnrk e-l g. First round-R ID. Thurbcr and e. L.
wyeth IenoN Tennis Club. beat q. Burr and w l.
Miller f. 7-5 G-l 7. i. Townsend and c. r. llaght
Central Park beat pamly Paret and Albert b. Ripley
central Park by default f. r. Fischer and w l. A
Brauns. Central Park, beat W. cunningham anu
II L. Redneld FIFTH Tennis Club, 0-l 8-l j. F
hobart and & L. Smith New-York Tennis Club, beat IL
Bryan and = Stevens jr Central Park Ga, 6-s semi
anal round-T l. Townsend and G. f. Haight Central
Park, beat H. d Thurbor and c. L. Wyeh LenoN Iehhis
Club &c. Go, o.; L. T. Fischer and w l. A
prauns Central Park beat J. r. Hobart and s. L. Smith
New York Tennis Club GO, TO.
Mems singles for Consolation Prize semi-ina round
H. IL Hcywood Central PARK, beat O. Burr, Ccntru
PARK e-3 O-3: L. c. Everett. Central Park, BRAT w
,uon,noham Fifth Avenue Tennis Club. by drfaule
Final round-E C. Everett, Central Park beat H. H.
llevwood Central Park. ca. 60. G-3
ANNUAL TOURNAMENT At RUTHERFORD.