The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16
STANDINGS GOOD RACQUETS.
HE DEFEATs TOM PETTJrr OF nos
ron BIZ THREE GAMES TO ONE

" Iva" VT pVo-
Ton BY THREE AMk TO ONE
The Match Was Close, However. In Spite o,
the score, and tss New Yorker Had
Only Three Aces the hest or II Mt the
I,nd-The Second Mattel, to be Played In
Boston Next Saturday.
The spacious galleries overlooking the rae
Duet court In the Racquet and Tennis Clubs
beautiful homo In West Forty-third street
were throngcd to their utmost capacity yoster-
day afternoon. whcmthc first match at %racquets
between Tom Pettitt. the well-known Boston
player. and George Standing. the young Eng
lish marker OF the club. took place for a purse
Of $50 offered by Mr.. Daynrd Thayer OF los
ton.
rettitt. as about every ono knows. 10 equally
at homo ut court tennis. rucluets. and lawn
tennis. At the 1rst-named game he II at his
best. and for years held the title Of pion.
A year or so ago ho resigned that honor. and
has since been content to give exhibitions.
However. when any club wants to SEQ how
good their man Is Mt court tennis or racquets
they usually send for Tom. II the newcomer
makes q good showing against him he is con-
sidered a good one. and II he defeats him he is
regarded as a wonder. SO rs young Standing
won the match yesterday. three games to one.
he must be regarded as IL wonder.
lettitt played in his usual easy and graceful
styio ana scored nearly as many aces rs his
opponent. In spite Of the score in games. and
at one time in tho fourth set he looked like n
winner. Pettltt outservod his opponent. but
could do nothing with standings marvellous
placing. Standing has n deadly right.hand
return. and sci Tom failed to kill the hall when
ne got 1t on that side. Among those present
were:
,,eorse c. 4 nireae.J T At,erhury. Royal Phelps Car.
ION, tttbt a futeH lei IaFnk wAFI Hn.
,nes. nHsI b.nn.r b Liiy,ns.ion Btee.msn. Toward
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\ \ / Dc ,:arnsnd's, %;%ism, i Giyn. : j: If;.assSI.,
S SSisSt l M",sG't Ms III; \ h. w. 4. s n"N"1.'; ,. .sn.si i ' sane !.
John i !. \ a1 E;ssrF ~i, i: H, H4ssn i.s.a. 6. J. !: i,.TI.si,,
+ !. Henri. j. Hartman. i;ichari Is hart.horn. R Il
Wilt, fd%: Msrrp,: < {; f%a"1 7 il, ' (; Knspr. !. (.
SS 1sIls, / Iy 5 AM" Tn@ 'as.'f l.. l Manson lH lr i il. X \: a;F.,.!.
Norton Patton Robert, r; r@,,rr. lanes Fny m"m |,
S:,: At, ! jo ..S & { r I'M. nrII ! + S%i,;!san !, : \.
gideon Lee Knapp N'
,~lieferee J. $. Tookcr. the present. amateur
champion. called play at $40. o'clock. Tettitt.
failed to score. however. as the New Yorker
killed the ball in the first rally. standing.
however; could only make on" in his FIRST hand.
and the Boston man had another chance. hut
another, zero was the result. Standing re-
next hand with u run OF 1--WE. most Of the points
being scored by placing.
le,,itt again failed to score in bis third and
nude the scoreS-2 in Stnnding,s favor: While
neither man seemed to exert himself. 10th
apparently being anxious to save themselves
Tor the inal game. in case it should be a nve-
Standing. after. scoring. n couple Of singles
and !! mis-: ran three. Which made the score
ones and u two. hut could not add any more to
his score. and tn" New York player won the
nF IoS Snn S%t az y ! 4 nso rsn St two 70 at at lis Fl first essay in
TIE second zane. and then Pcttitt began to
tire. in his Grst two hands. stnndins Was
not to be denied. and scored no less than SIX
roiPts in bis Iirst three hands Some spI"ndid
Then Pettitt made two on his service and tied
the score ut q al; nttcr which, he did not make
Standing struck his gate again in the sew
enth hand and ran five ~ beautiful placing.
on n lal!. and Immediately afterwar,i ran one.
In tho ninth round Ieititt aroused considera-
tbs I'll e M WITH !" good es r@ rum of i 'Hnr: o MGi ,I'l m e
the score ~ to - in Standings favor. The
'"WVh WIN t ,he sore = orse sta@ ,nsh ri" tw .ns sa Trms TO out 10th.
IN ins ~ nS. saset h,in; f + ba w tnSa9I It It IT.; Hb ~; : s' i,9
scoring. he placed five nces to his credit ut his
first attemLt. most OF them being male By scr:
only nj; make one. while isttitt. VII" 'h"I sideI
two and on"t to his score In the third and fourth
st"nding could only add two to his score at
hi. next attompt; and Pcttitt responded with an
tired by beautiful ziElng return Of p"ttitt'S
across court. and then the Bostoninn went in
and ran tn. game out. amid great applause
prttttt started of serving with n rush in mo
fourth game. and bad the score > to Uin his
Ing. however. recovered himself. amt went ia
and made two, runs Of each and one run ~ 3
in his next three hands. which gave him a
lead OF > point.
making two. Standing did some splendid
placing and took first place with n Irettily
Tsttitt responded with three. and. when he
retired the score atood, l2-iI in his far' n.
th!e s rnms inn IN ih ne" next eS oH " " "inna. as Wifi fS ran rans 'o %;
one and three. while tho lostonian failed to
add to his score.
A detailed summary Of the game follows.
FIRST GAME.
s..nd'n 60: "..::.:: .:> ..:GnSoGI99ffqq6o.i! :--,55
Aces by seryice-ret,ltt; .; standing. d Aces by
S%,..M1re.,si.., ss:sn "diia"''"s' Sam bees Of y n SH% "sr@s:
SECOND GAME.
s ss,std'a; :". Il ia
Aces by serrice-rettnt G: s,andin.. =. Aces by
Eni:.nfst'is,' ;: s & s'aa"Ss"F; {. $ su AGs. BY St l "nRGnrrs:
TIT. 10. standing. II.
THIRD CANT.
s,aaa'ns. 66S5i?s--'5S
Aces by service -Pettitt. q. Standing. 2 Aces by
placing, pettitt, 4: standiug.3. Aces by opponents miss
pr'tit,. q: standing, u. Number Of halds-rr;titt q:
%StRniiug. q.
FOURTH GAMr.
ss.nd'nxx ..:. ,:"....:": ) ntt9s929aSS3aoo99SS--11
ICES by ,.ryics-r..,i,t; u Standing, :. Aces BY
Imi.."rs,itt. 81; s%Iaaiins. g.. Nnmosr Of hands
Pettiit. II; standing, IL.
GENERAL
Total number Rces-Stan ling. 30: pettitt. ~. Aces
by ssrvirs-Standing ~; iettitt. ~. Aces by placing
standing, 20; re'titl. II. Aces by Cpl oncni's miss
standing, :: rtIti'i -,