The sun., 1896-03-11
CLEVER WIN FOR PERKINS.
HE OUTPOINTs M. Ia MoNTlGyE AT
RACQUETs IN 4 Nor MATCH.
Both Players Furnish Rare sport at the
Racquet and Tennis CIub-Mnny Menu

Both Players Furnish Rare sport at the
Racquet and Tennis CIub-Mnny Menu
bers Watch the Spirited Contest
| The second racquet match In the series for
| the championship OF the Racquet and Tennis
| Club took place yesterday afternoon. G. l..
Perkins and Maurice La Montague were the
| contestants, and, although the former won by
| three games to one, the pair were splendidly
matched. and easy aces were a rarity. La
| Montague went In for soft service. but his re-
turns were electrical. while his placing was
| revelation to the onlookers. Perkins served
| sharply throughout. but his lobblng was his
most effective characteristic. He also nursed
| his powers in most scientific fashion standing
| well to the centre most OF the time and reach
| ing for balls on each side in maStcrly style.
Honors stood even after two games, each
| player having landed game by exactly the same
| margin. Then the play waxed hot, and, al
though La Montague failed to increase his
| score, he forced his rival to set the third and
fourth names 1t will be seen that in the aRgre-
| gate aces scored there was only a margin OF
three between the rivals, fact which bears
eloquent testimony to the keenness Of the COM
| petition.
The match aroused considerable interest
among tho m embers. and when the rivnls en-
tered the court the galleries were we'll filled
with devotees Of the game, including:
l. Townsend, R NJ. Johnson q. B. Parsons, E. A.
Thomson, w. A. Thomson. W. Il Dinsmoro sr, W.
B. Dinsmore Jr. j. L. worden, D. 7. worden, c. II.
Mackey. E. Kelly. T. bows j. s. Steers. H. X Blood.
good j. r Townsend, II. streb!gh +. Swift. L W.
Jewett Z. La Montagne Jr. II. De Coppet G. L.
Yerks. D. r Ohley. L. V. Some, H. w. Slocum. NJ. 3.
Patton, w. Rauch s Il. De Forest J. W. Henning 4
Carter. A. Morton. Henry Gilsey and IL C. Mortimer
Play ruled close from the start, the score be-
ing two all" after the initial innings. Then
La Montague scored four clever all-round
play, but went out easy miss. He killed
Perkinss service by q grand return. but was at
once ousted in the same fashion. and Perkins
cracked out one service. La Montague got in
for . hard earned ace but Perkins killed tho
next by a beautiful back. hand stroke. They
changed places In rapid succession up to the
seventh inning. when Perkins found his range
in earnest and ran out the game in three hands
by good service and volleyng La Montague
was brilliant but erratic at this stage. and he
failed to score in his last four hands, although
he figured In some grand rallies which moved
the audience to enthusiasm.
In opening the second game Perkins failed 10
clear the tell tale with his slow return lobs and
in four innings La Montague crept away with
lead OF FIVE. chiefly by well-judced placing.
next three hands, but failed to draw level, and
L. Montngns ran out The game by 1 seven , aces
BY hs ssTyss xa.
on miss by perklas, and the G latter agatn com
Ing to seb the ., t S sf Ia ts.
and took the lead. which he increased
All the fine points of the game were In evidence
at this stage. and tho rivals scored alternately
opened his ninth inning with only one to go. but
went out on weak miss. and PERKINS drew
sr he fnsf ry ss of
game. and La MontaCne scored one ace on
dashinR court play. Perkins then assumed the
proved too tricky for hl, rival.
With two games out of three to his credit Per-
then slipped UP on an easy return. and La Mon
tngne scored I've times one by Perkins was again
ike eQualiaing the match sco1e but Perkins
netted a tr.plet on lively all-round play: and
sssn sssF hSnE Sr.s HI euas w1 9
then made a couple Of bad mutfs, but drew
abreas. Of hs rival in the ninth inning with the
struggle ensped. Perkins made one. but tie
rializod until the third inning. when La Mon
tagne made three: one on service and two after
one on service and a rather lucky nee. due 10
weak miss by La Montague. The latter then
rival Tor i one. perkn. got him out. but failed
to improve. La Montarne's next effort at scor;
Ing was also futile nItn%pEn he full? @ r:al'zed
other lif. Perkins rut extra steam INTO his
next service and sent OUT two angular twisters,
which won him the game and match. The
scores:
FIRST GAME.
f:rh,Ssii p hsniasns:::.s S's Ss
Aces by scrvicr--lerk ms. g; La NontaSnr, g. Aces
by placing-Perkh- :. Ia MoMtaRhe y. Aces by op
ponsnts miss-Perklus, =, La hontagne, o.
SECOND GAME.
EsrMstHs, E. Mnn,asns =
Aces W serv,ce-La Montague. >; ierkiis 2. Aces
ponents miss La Montague !; Perkins. =
THIRD GAME.
Perkins ..............0 0 y ! l 2 0 2 8-l7
Aces py ervice-rsrkn- Q: La Monlasnc. ). Aces
nent's miss-Perkins, z; La Montague, 1.
EoURTu GAME
La Montague ....,...b / / 0 o o OSl OF
Aces by servtre-rorkins. X; la MoHtasnr, s. Aces
by placing Perkins .; la Montague, 10. Aces by op-
ponents niss-ferkIns. =. La Muntagne, g.
RECArITILATION.
Total aces scored -IerElns 5s La Montague %.
Aces by service Perkins %; La Montngnr. Il. Aces
by opponents miss PERKINS, 10, La Montnsne. 2.
Aces by placins-lcrkins, 20: la Montague. 81.
This afternoon V. &. Hall. who defeated Il. La
Montague. Jr., last Saturday. will meet w. &.
Din more. .Ir. and TO- Uiorrow's pair viii he NJ.
=. PAini, and G. l.. pnrkin-. Tic surviving pntr
OF this quartet will play OF Tor the Champion
ship on Saturday afternoon.