New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01
NEEL DEFEATS FISCHER IN NIAGARA.
THE FORMER WILL. PROBABLY GET THE INTERNA
TIONAI. TROPHY THROUGH DEFAULT OF

IhE FORNER WILL. PROBABl'f GEL lfE lNir'fNNh-
TIONAL TROPHY THROUGH DEFAULT OF
CHAcE TIL. PRESENT CHAMPION.
Niagara Aug 81 CSpecaD.-Carr b. Neel, Of Chi
cago. the final round In the Canadian Inter
national tennis tournament to-day b. defeating
Edwin p Fischer OF New-York. by a score OF
90. CO. 6-1. During the match a sudden squat
struck the lake. and the tennis players were left
to fight II out alone for a few minutes while the
crowd rushed the lake front to witness the sight
Fischer began the match by serving, Neel hav-
ing taken choice OF court. The first two games
went to the Westerner wild playing by his
opponent. Good ground strikes then netted Flscher
a game. but the next two were chalkei up to Neel
on splendid volleying at the net \ streak
OF Flschers landed him another game, but Neel
was not long in mailing the set After that Fischer
seemed at a loss to what style of game TO pur-
sue He started the second set by driving hard
and fast but sharp volleying by Neel showed the
useessress OF this. and he then resorted to lobbng
Here again Neel met him with that peculiar style
Of smashing which has worried so many OF his
opponents and for the OF the set Fischer tried
the short strokes which Hovey worked so effect
lively against Neel at Newport. The New Yorker
managed TO secure the second and third games
on some pretty line shots past Neel at the net.
coupled with some clever volleyng deep in the
corners making the score 2 to 1 In his favor. This
was the first time that Fischer had the lead during
the entire match. and the crowd, which 10 gen
orally with the losing player. appauded the fact
with vim that should nave done MIN soou' Out
In the next three games Fischer only secured three
points and though after this the games were
ducs ones Neai won them all taking the set by
exactly the same score the previous one
Neel opened the third set by taking the hrst Two
games but dropped the third on Fishers following
his service to the and volleylng well fnen Neel
punched four straight games and won the match
Neel played to-day fully well a. he did when he
defeated Chace at Newport. and while Fischer did
not win many games, still the tennis was OF hgh
order
Chace Is the present holder OF the nterna; onai
trophy but as he has not put In an appearance
Noel will probably win the championship match by
default.
The feature OF the afternoons play was the maj
match IN the doubles between Wrenn and Neel and
Fischer and Tamadge Inc western et the s" %
ord cot when Talmadge and Fischer got together
for some clever network and kept the crowd guess
ing until the very end, when Neel ana Nrehh Hhauy
nued out at IS. The other sets were coinpata-
,lvev one-sIded and Wrenn and Neel ran them out.
the first at 6-l and the third at t-S. Inc usy
summary: ~, cA,..u. 80.
T. y FISCHER New York. e. e.. 6-l
Mons doubles final round)-G. I. Wrenn and C -
Neel beat j. y. Talmadge. r.. and f. T. Fischer VI
- e. g.
ton bat Mrs sydney Smith Ottawa, i, 90 -.
NI,ed doubles Cnrst round)-E s. Glassco and MISS
Filth WOOD beat f. =. Griffin and Miss ST. John e.
So
f. $ Giassco and Miss Edith Wood. g g.
Handicap singles Cnna round)-A Fechemer. 81 Louis
trsceives 5o. f Anderson Toronto Oowe so H-l'
cooiwtn Rochester cscrptchj. e-2 %. 90.
Final rodnd-A. Fecheimer beat c. E Pritz 60. "-i
GO.