The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
LAWN TENNIS.
Enyea Beats NIsbet nud VIII Play hob wrenn
for the Championship To-day.

Enyes Beats Nisbet mud VIII Play hob Wrenn
for the Championship To-day.
NEWPORT, Aug. 25.-Eaves, the noted British
lawn tennis expert, won the first place in tho
all-comers' championship tournament at the
Casino here this morning by beating Nisbet, his
fellow countryran, three straight sets in the
final round. Eaves's victory earns for him the
right to play the American champion, Bob
Wrenn, for his title and the new challenge cup
offered this year. This challenge match is sched.
uled for tomorrow. morning. and all the hopes
and fears Of American tennis enthusiasts are
The climax of a long international season will
be reached when Wrenn and Eaves appear on
Of the British team practically hangs on Eaves's
victory or. defeat. The foreigners have won
been scored against them. II Wrenn beats
w~helmingly in favor of the American experts,
while a victory for Eaves would turn the whole
result into a comparative triumph for the for
eiEnners, t., t., ,,n,. ao.,,.,.u Eva
past week believe that he Is playing the best
tennis Of his life. Great confidence is expressed
~ isa ms , ABILITY isyt to ire rep pea r, his G 10 a body y t.iffny f Of
the foreigner. Tho betting here tonight varieq
from Z enos ey Ssn, to to ten to nine ,.;' on on the american. and
row on the result. .
Eaves,s victory over Nisbet was rather unex.
pccted- for the latter had beaten his country
man at Longwoo and at Chicago. Nisbet,
however. seemed to feel that their comparative
skill was really as they are rated in England
and not as their American matches have result ,
ed. From the moment he stepped on the court
against him his play seemed to Indicate that bo
expected to be beaten, and that the only question
satisfied at having disposed OF all the American
players In the tournament. and 1t was OF second
day. except that they, seemed to think Eayes
bad a better chance Of beating wEenn than Nis-
BY the slippery court and low bound Of tho balls
than was ESSyes: fer he wore no spikes In HE
higher bound to the bali than does Eaves's play.
Both were very clever At serving. and this was
ali. Only once throughout the match did the
latter win against Eaves's service; Nisbes
s the Seil Ssss' c seseP J." E sSSs." On the other the hand.
contented himself with placing his service
s Hhsf Il s ms SRpG 'o Keep !s1 tSs st Ssi from n, e eHa . ing
high. Throughout the match the back-hana
EEayyes was the most noticeable features. and in
both points he excels any OF our American Play
his bs;o ae5 and . strotes. INSECT sli + is graceful RAJ and
has more speed than na ,h EaH Se5II but utcn nos nearly or Iu ths
ment.
In the first set every game was scored, TOT thO
servers side until deuce was reached. when
EAves ran out the set with the next tw9 games:
against Eaves's service and the SIKH on ME
tho thees second esndes set was STeet also his. The third was
easier than any of the others. The first four
games in quick succession were scored for
Eayes, and NIsbet managed to get only TWO
games after that before the set and match wero
over. The score:
FIRST SET.
E Ei.Sst.S 754tsoifsS ss--ss77--SS
SECOND BET.
ElSss, ssS4sffss --ssss--S
THIRD SET.
rayes. 1 I 4 l 6-3&-6
Nisbet. ...,..l 9 \ o i Z +-25-o
Eaves won the match by three sets to love.
10 games to 10. and lO6 points to n. He
scored 81 passes to 26 for Sisbct. and made one
acc on service against two for Nisbet. .Nisbet,
on the other hand, drove SO balls out OF COURT
SO into the net. and made 5 double faults. while
Eaves put 81 out of court, IS into the net, and
made three double faults.