The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21
WELSH rs STILL CHAMPION
The Croquet Expert VITA. the Union Tourps-
mrnt at Central PARK.

mrnt at Central PARK.
The sixth annual fall tournament Of the Union
Croquet Club ended on Monday afternoon in .
clever victory for Champion John II. Welsh,
who won twenty-one games out OF twenty-five.
The competition has been In progress some time,
and II provided much interesting sport to fire.
quenters of the lower croquet lawn, Central
Park. j. T. Miller secured second prize, with
the nominal score OF twenty wins and two losses.
lie was very much favored by the conditions,
which permitted him to enter the tournament
after IL had progressed eleven days, by which
time some of the members with little chance TO
win had dropped out. Miller got the benefit Of
all the forfeits receiving two games from Chit
tenden, two from Fowler two from Moore, two
from LavendOl, two from |. Needham. one from
C.. Needham, and one from Faucet
The third prize OF the tournament fell to J.
Faucet. who won eighteen games and lost four.
He benefited TO IA lesser degree by forfets and
was regarded as really second in order Of merit,
he played right through the tournament.
Faucet has only been one year member, and
lie promises to develop into a hrst-rater. He
won his games with remarkable ease and made
a very favorable impression. The feature OF
Mller's play was his two-handed work at tight
croquet He Is the only player In New York or
Brooklyn who adopts this style, and he has big
advantage at critical stages Of thegame.
Welsh's satisfaction at winning is almost
equalled by the grief lie feels over the solitary
game he lost. II was his only defeat Of the
year, although lie has figured in over fifty sin
gle-handed matches on the Central Park lawn.
lie Is thinking of retiring on his aurels at least
to the extent Of club tournaments, as he claims
that n couple OF members seize every oppor-
tunity to rattle him while playing. He thinks
the prizes and title of champion are not worth
the annoyance to which he has been sub
cOnfinp himself
to tennis next year. During the six years
that Welsh has been playing in club tourna-
ments lie has made brilliant record. In
the first tournament ever held by the club, June,
1889, he tied George f. Dixon for first place.
each man losing two games. The play-off re-
In an or Sho
to w. NJ Haight. who won twenty-slx straight
games, while Welsh lost two. Both figured on
a handicap man, Lucien ". Fuilam, won.
Welsh captured second prize, with eighteen
other scratch man, had to rest content with
The fall tournament of 1901 was also a handi-
cap with Welsh alone on scratch. He again
carried of second honors, winning twenty-four
out of thirty games. The 1902 season opened
with scratch tournament, and Welsh was
straight games, while Welsh lost two Welsh
was In grand form at the spring tournament of
first prize with nineteen games out Of twenty.
ne did nc not Play IN the fall tournament but
last .prns He & his
doubt, and won game after game until he ac-
cumulated the score:of twenty straight.
few weeks more 10 rum and the Union members
are ALREADY putting Their private gESunds In
season, and have arranged TO clear OF any snow
which may fall before Il can cause any serious
next season, and are bent on having al Tie
steady practice possible In the interval.