New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
LADIES' TOURNAMENT
MEMS TOURNAMENT.
WESTERN CHAMPIONS WIN.
TIE NEEL BROTHERS BEAT HOvET AND HOBART
AT NARRAGANSETT.


Narraganset Pier r. L. Aug 10 (SpeciaD.-Hovey
and Hobart have fallen. After a brillian. ive-set
match the casino courts this morning the East
ern champions went down before the all-powerfu,
Western team. Carr b. and s r. Neel The eX-
element which prevailed during the struggl, was
intense II the East against the West and
the crowd with the home team and gave them
every encoura cement. IIovey and Hobar. had vic
tory almost within their grasp, and numbers left
the grounds believing that few strokes
would settle the match in their favor. but by a
magnificent rally. which Hovey and Hobart were
utterly incapable Of stemmng, the Nee brothers
scored five straight games in the deciding set and
turned apparent defeat into a signal victory.
The Nees entitled to challenge Wrenn
and Chace who hold the doubles championship
of the United States. The match will take place
at Newport next Tuesday. during the National ten
mis- meeting there. The success OF the Westerncrs
to-day great surprise. and is causing consid-
erablc comment among the prominent tennis men
who are here. II is now thought that they stand
excellent chan,e of winning the National cham
ponship. Chace is acknowledged to be in poor
form for the contest.
This mornings match a superb exhibition Of
what steady skfui but seldom brilliant team
play can accomplisl Excep. in the final strug-
gle. when thei: desperate rally seemed to inspire
them with unusual skill. the Neel brothers game
was characterized by careful. accurate work that
apparently match for the individual star
plays which their opponents executed Their style
was similar TO that which they have displayed
here I'm previous years. but to-day there a
Cleanliness to it ard force back of it that APP
parent
perior at every turn. Hobart appeared In greatly
improved form his game of yesterday, espe-
a dash and finish that he had not shown before
this week. Hovey was also good. His manner of
the side lines particularly clever Both men
seer to have things things well In hand and when
few who were willing TO concede the Neels single
In the second set the Neels gave ample evidence
OF that reserve strength for which they are well
known, and after an exciting struggle won out. 1t
the Neels' loObng more than anything else
that did the trick Both men had evidently de
cded that it their best method of attack. for
their advcrsarcs into repeated errors
The third set again saw Hovey and Hobart in
the lead. But the Western champions would nOt
be downcd If anything, the long struggle had only
resulted in giving them renewed strength, while
their opponents were weakening rapidly. In the
fourth set the tables were reversed and the Neels
held the lead. The crawlcd up to -four games
all when some costly errors by HOvey and Ho-
bart gave the Western players the next TWO games
and the set. This tied the score and caused the eN
element to run high among the spectators.
The next set was the critical point in the contest
The Neels opened it by taking the first game Then
tling order. and the crowd PREPARED to shout for
Their se out b s bo gc WIN n1 Sc score se
Al against them. the Neels gathered themselves
games winning the set. the match and the right TO
challenge the champions Of the United States. An
ANALYSIS Of the showed that by points the
Neel brothers took 1S. against l75 by their op-
pOnents.
The preliminary round match of the consultations
was run off during the afternoon. and resulted in
victory for Howard Colby and Dean Miller. who
defeated Iieutonants Davis and Bethel In a close
and well-contcscd match. The score.
Championship doubles 'hnal round).C. y. and s. r.
Neel Western champions leat T. H. Hovey and Clarence
U.i1r Eastern champions. G. q 6. 9 l. 6-i.
,',nsolatio doubles preliminary roundjH Colby AMI
Dean Miller beat ". 4. Bethel and r. i. Davis. 90.