Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-29
HARVARD.
GREAT GAMES OF TENNIS
Results of the International Match at West
Newton.

The event OF the season IN tennis circles
has been the visit to this country of the
famous English champion, DR.. Joshua
PIN, and the Irish expert, H. s. Mahoney.
In some respects their playing has been in
the nature of a revelation to the handlers
of the racket on this side Of the water,
and the games they have played will be
long remembered.
These two wonderful players have taken
part in an invitation tournament on the
courts at West Newton, near Boston. They
are said to be as good courts as there are
in this country, and the result has been
that the men have had q chance to do
their best work. The visitors might well
have been handicapped by the voyage
across the Atlantic. which they finished
shortly before play began, put they snow low,
started off with rush and fairly astound-
ed the lovers Of the game by their clever
ness and their steadness.
PIN would ordinarily be considered the
better player of the two from abroad. but
in his work at West Newton he dropped
point by losing to Hobart. Thursday. In
the first four days Of play Mahoney did
not lose game. When 1t came to the
doubles PIN. and Mahoney did not show up
so we'll together, for they were beaten
handily by Hobart and Hovey.
PINS Great Work.
Play began last Monday on the courts of
the Neighborhood Club, West Newton. The
morning match was between Hovey and
Larned, the former winning two straight
SETS The first match Of the afternoon was
between Mahoney and Clarence Hobart.
who, together with Hovey, holds the cham
pionship of the United States in doubles.
With the first game against him, Mahoney
played as though his life depended upon his
success Every point was carefully made,
and on hard drives to the far corners he
tha "a mos
placing gave Hobart the following game,
and, love game following quickly on Its
heels placed the score at 3-3. From this
point on Hobart kept one game in the lead
until Go was called, when poor line work
caused him to succumb to the Irish player,
SO. The next set was a similar struggle,
but Mahoney finally won it by combina-
ton of swift ground strokes. accurate play
ing and pretty cross-court drives.
PIN Is described as finely built man,
and he handles his racket with tremen-
dous strength. For accuracy In ground
work his skill is phenomenal. In fact.
1t Is hard to say what stroke he Is not
master Of The match was the last Of
the day, and it attracted a trem endous
crowd. Handicapped by flying ocean
voyage and strange courts, he, neverthe-
less, successfully defended his title to the
foremost place in the amateur tennis world,
defeating Malcolm Chace by the score Of
6-3, 2-6 81 1t was a great match and a
grand victory for PIN.
TOO Mucn LOT LuCneus
Both the English and the Irish tennis
cracks won their matches Tuesday. Larned
lost to both of them in straight sets. He
met Mahoney, the Irish expert in the
morning and PIN late in the afternoon.
His match with the former developed tome
good tennis, although the Irishman was
never In danger, and finally won by a
score of 6-3, rs. Larned was considerably
above his form of the previous day. In the
off w rQy m rN1ov
bart, and, although the match did not
develop any of the peculiarly brilliant
strokes which distinguished the English
mems playing. 1t proved the hottest ten
mis- the tournament had yet seen. Hovey
won 1t by score of S-6, 81. Ga.
Wednesday afternoon PIN fell Il victim
to the prowess Of Clarence Hobart, the
New York crack. Hobart's magnificent
and the widest enthusiasm prevailed when
the match was won. Pins downfall was a
surprise. First place In the tournament
had been conceded to him without hesita-
ton, and it was the cause Of considerable
comment among the experts. who were
present in great numbers to watch the
play. Hobart won not so much on his bril-
liant shots as on his steadiness at critical
points, for he showed none of his erratic
form. His game was aggressive from the
start, and toward the end 1t told heavily
on PIN, who seemed unable to cover the
court In his usual snappy style.
Americans Get n Share.
Mahoney then appeared for his match
with Hovey. PINS defeat seemed to affect
him considerably. for he seemed nervous
and wild, and Hovey found him an easier
opponent than he had expected. Mahoney
lost the opening set, 6-3, but then rallied
for some splendid smashing and took the
following two sets, ga, Gil Hovey just
saved the last set from being clean white
wash on Mahoney's net. In the early morn
ing Chace beat Hovey, GO, 20, SO. Ragged
work abounded on both sides.
Thursday afternoon things frightened
considerably for the Americans, although
the day was rainy, and the courts not as
good as they had been. Hobart and Hovey
beat the foreigners three straight sets at
doubles by the score, TO, 6-4 81. The
comparatively slow strokes of the visitors
were severely punished by our experts.
whose volleying kept the crowd in a fever
of enthusiasm. 1t was quick, sharp tennis
throughout, hardly a bit Of lobbing being
INDUCED in, except by the visiting team
when hard pressed.
In the morning Malcolm Chace. Provi-
dence, r. l.. beat Clarence Hobart, New
York city, GA. AZ, defaulted; Malcolm
Chace against William A. Larned, Sum-
nit, N J.. 80, 80, postponed.
That made the standing Of the men at
the close of play Thursday as follows:
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