The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-23


liant than at present. and proportion
ately uncertain and unreliable. That
year at Newport he met r. z. Hunting
ton. Jr.. In the preliminary round. In
company with Valentine Han. then my |
double partner. watched most Of the
match. which was Of extreme interest
from Huntlngion's well-oarned promi-
hence and Hoyey'a growing reputation
Huntington was then at the height
Of his powers ranking No. that year,
a typical all-around player with hardly
a weak point Cool. steady and caro-
ful and a great strategist. think,
however. he was a little handicapped
by the slowness Of his movements A
large proportion Of the spectators In
Guiding the writer. had never seen
Hovey play before. aud enthusiasm
was unbounded over his superb smash
ing. placing and display OF agility.
over and over again he would leap high
IN the air and smash the ball 80 VI
oiously that II would bound far over
Huntington's head. sometimes into the
branches OF a tree a considerable dis
lance back.
This lavish display OF force proved
disastrous In the end. although At one
time Hoyey led by two sets TO one and
i've games 10 three. Hero Huntington
made wonderful brace. and Hovey
tired out by his over-exertlons. showed
a complete reversal Of form. falling In
the simplest strokes. lie waa unable
TO win another game. Huntington scor-
ing ten straight and the match.
Later IN the same season HaYey De.
feated Campbell. then the United
States champion. In the intercollegiate
tournament thereby firmly establish
ing a high standing In the tennis world
That year be was ranked NTH best of
on the players In America. In 1891 his
offlcial ranking vas No. I. In 1899 Il
was No. 8. although he deserved a
much higher standing. az he won the
al Corners and pressed Campbell
closely for the championship, Indeed.
many good judges thought he was en-
titled TO second place, In 1893 he was
third. In 1884 fourth, and last year
champion and hrsi.
For several years Hoyey gave similar
exhibitions Of uneven play, but by de-
grees these grew lesa marked. and ioT
the last two or three years he has been
about as steady as the average expert
Last year whea be ~ last won th'
championship, which had been 30 otter
almost Ia his grasp. he PLAYED from be-
ginning to end Of the Newport tourna'
ment a uniformly steady. careful game
devoid Of most Of rs former sensa
tlonRl features. and gaining wonder
FULLY In strength thereby.
HOyeys first serve Is swift and hsr.
10 handle. but the second Il rather easy
His forehand drive Il peculiar. lie q
the only player ] know OF who take
the ball before Il has riaen to the ful
height Of the bound. This gives hin
an advantage over those who wait unit
q IL descending, in passing an op
poneni who runs up on iho service, a
be gets TO the ball quicker ara strike
Il from a higher angle TO tho net,
In hia maich with the Western cham
plon. Neel at Newport las, Angus
Hoyey passed the latter. who lnvaria
bly, serves from a running start. whlc
assists him In gaining a net posltlo
before the return. with consummal
ease. On the other hand. Chaoe. VII
waits rather long for his stroke, sul
cumbed to the wosiernor because 4
could rarely return the laiiera ser,
out OF his reach. With Hoyey Il Is G
the whole a good. seryiccablc sirok
but u probably would not pay any OF
to whom II does not come naturally
cultivate Il.