The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-24
NEWPORT'S BIG BATTLE.
The Contest for National Lawn Tennis
Honors Begins.
HOST ENJOY THE PLAY,
The Games Yesterday were Exciting and
Intcresting--Percy Knapp secures n
weIi-Esrnsd Victory Over Malcolm
Chace.

NEWPORT, Aug. 24.-The principal
match at the tennis tournament yes ter
day and the one which attracted the most
attention was between the two skillful
racket wielders. w. Percy Knapp, Of
New York, aud Malcolm g. Chace, of
PROVIDENCE. Knapp was the favorite.
but there were few enthusiasts who
thought the PROVIDENCE wonder could
win.
Knapp won, but not until five intense sely
interesting sets had been played. The
score: Knapp beat Chace, O., 4-6. 6-l.
2-6, Ga The first set WAS hotly con-
tested, each man win ling on his service
until Umpire Slocum called four games
all, when Knapp won the next two
games, which gave MIN the set, O..
Chace played with more confidence In
the second set, and although Knapp start
ed off we'll by taking the first two games,
Chace overhauled him and soon had run
the score up to So Az this point, how
ever, Knapp rallied and by magnificent
playing won the next two games, only to
lose the tenth to Chace and the set. "a.
Chace secured the decisive points ia the
last game by brilliant smashing and sure
volleying.
Both played cautiously at the begin
ming of the third set. but Knapp was an
easy winner. 81. Chace was not so easily
disr osed of, and notwithstanding the
blisters on his feet, which were giving
lin great pain, he managed To win the
next set, 9 2, playing all round the veteran.
The sets were now two all, and the ex-
citement was intense when the players
appeared for the fifth aud decisive set.
Four games all were reaclel, but in the
next two games Chace los his courage
and allowed Knapp to win the set, Ga,
nd ha tch n l.
though Chace was beaten he scored more
points than Knapp. The total number OF
points In the match were Chace, l59;
Knapp, l57
VIC. Hall of New York defeated p. S.
Sears Of Boston in four-set match 6.3,
3-6, So Co.
NJ. ID. Smith, OF Philadelphia, proved
tnat he is still one of the upper ten " by
his easy victory over Robert Huntington
Jr., Of New York. The Phlladelphian
won in three 8 raight sets. 7-5, 6-2, OIL.
The surprise of the day was the defeat of
Joseph 5. Clark. of Pblladelphii The vet
eran, by G. X. Budlong, Of PROVIDENCE.
won in close five set match, l-6. G-2, 2-6,
SO, 6-3 Budlony played the game of his
life, his swift drop strokes proving very
annoying to Clark. The summary:
Preliminary rouhd-W. McKittrick beat +.
Gozzens, yr,. 81, e-4, 6-i; a. W. Post beat ii .
q. Bixby 6-4, 6-s, So, 3-6, 81; b. Is. Manches-
ter beat ii. III. Pigott Ca, "a, SO; 7. Horton
feaf ga e. s,eile sx aetn e o e T. s. Hall beat c.
First round-R. ID. wrenn beat A.. L.
Wright 81, l0-s, 6-l: w. Percy Knapp beat
Malcom Chace "a. 49, 81, 2-6. o.: &. X. Bud
long beat j. = Clark 80, 2. 20, SO, 6-S; III. ID.
Belts beat q. III. Pratt Ga g.. 6-3: k. Thomas
beat q. l.. Scott "a, 6-2, 81, "a; VI. Fielding
beat T.. ID. Hewins 60, 6-l, 6-l y. II. Emmons
beat &, X, Wykof as, 1-5, 70, 20. "a; +.
Richard stevens beat 4. p Borden 6-2, ga.
60; Harold Mccormick beat r. l.. Rowland
6-2. 81, 6-3: w. Ames, Jr., beat A. VI. Wins
low. rs, SO, ga; J. w. Nichols, Jr..
Alfred Goldman beat beat X; ). Rowland, as,
go, 81, SO, "a; +. II. Hovey beat g. ;. Bryan.
81, 81, g.; 4. l.. Hall beat J. G.. Davidson,
81, Ga, "a; Clarence Hobart beat 9. G..
v. johnson by default; Q. =. Hubbard beat
Merriam Bruce, 81. SO, Ga; Quincy A. Shaw,
Jr., beat 4. L. Rice, 80. 6-4, 6-4; S. T..
Chase beat Duncan w. Chandler, rs, lib,
40, 6-2 NJ. d. Smith beat X. i. Huntington,
Jr., 10, 6-3, 81; w. Flo, d beat +. A. Thomson
by default: II. w. Slocum beat w. n. Ryer-
son, so, 60. go w. A. Larncd beat e.. Il.
Fearing. Jr., rs, 6-3. 81; w II. Barnes beat
q. J. Geer, Jr., by default: V. q. Hall beat +.
Manchester 7-5. SO. 81; A. B. Emmons beat
w. T., Woodworth 6-4 rs. los; w. III. 5oforth
beat w. *. Roberts a. d., "a; III. NJ. Billings
beat w. McKittrick rs, 81, 80.