New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28
LATHAM THE CHAMPION.
HE DEFEATS STANDING IN THE RAG
DUETS CONTEST
THE GAMES PLAYED AT THE NETWORK RAG
DUET AND TENNIS CLUB-MANY WELL
KNOWN cLUBMEN PREsENT-LATIIAM
CAPTURES TWO OF THE FIRST
-FOUR GAMES AND
TILE MATCH
TIE MATCH.

THE MATCH.
Clubmen who are fond OF racquets and
members OF the New-York Racquet and Tennis
Club received a treat yesterday, II they were fort
unate enough 10 secure tickets to the champion
ship match the club. In West Forty-thrd-st.
in the contest between Latham and Standing
Peter W Latham the English champloi. won
with something to spare and retains the cham
pionship which he has held for so long.
The racouets court 1T the club IS limited In It's
accommodations for visitors. the gallery seating
only few over two hundred spectators. As there
are about six hundred members OF the cIub, the
demand for tickets exhausted the supply
The match originally arranged was Tor a nome
and home series between Latham ana george
Standing seven games to be played on each side
OF the water The first games were paSed AT
the Queens Club. In London, and Latham won TOUR
Of the Ave games. Then il was announced that
there had been a change IN the arrangements ana
all that Latham had to do in the contest at the
club yesterday was TO capture two games TO win
the match.
The American had trained faithfully for the con-
test and he had shown such good form In his
practice games with Thomas Pettitt the boston
professional that his friends confident that
he would redeem himself. II was said yesterday
that some members OF the club had wagerod large
sums that Standing would win the match
After the game requests were sent 10 standing.
but word was received that he was so tired
and disheartcned that he could not he seen
give any description OF the game. In speaking
OF the game several Of the members VINO "a" the
contest had substantially this 10 say Oh the re-
suit: There only three decisions III the
match and they were all right" The exports
were OF the opinion that physical condition had
much to do with the result Of the contest. ana
that. while both players showed excellent torm'
the Englshman was superior TO the American III
headwork. After the fourth game YESTERDAY
which settled the match and made Latham the
winner OF the $4,000 purse. the two men agreed to
continue and three exhibition games were piayeu
for the OBLIGATION OF the members
For those who are not familiar with racquets
il might he well TO say that the game is sort OF
combination OF tennis and handban, and player
to be successful must be quick OF eye and masr!e
Used to propei the bail diners materially from
that used In tennis. o. the games play'a w. -,
terday, Latham won four Of the seven ~ '"e
appended scores will show. -, - ,.so,
The officials were a. follows: ", l. Id. La"Sg r,.
referee; G. l.. Perkins and y La Montasme' un,'
pires and Thomas Ietttt. marker. Among som, som
Of the well,known clubmen present "tre IVA net
Kelly, a. r sullivan. Robert Bacon ~ , > Nrd
mond G. F. Judson. a. r; Shatmck. H. D. theeNet
T r. Hard Ian'n II Ia Mon,aF T ? Taiif1
isaac townsend. NJ. 5. Patton. .. 5. Campbell K
AeG rsaS96kk = BadwS f HHntnf,o9 r. II
Bisse. $; L, Hustled. IL X knapp 9. y. MH Srna
r T Fl bsane Miller. Howard Pas-. william
Appleton. james b. Hartman, 4 - , mmt"SE' y,
| h. MH'kdN. . u NJ r., II,
| bows. ". II Osgood. jr. 7. SadNer. /. e. tiatkk
| c L. Blair. T. Winthrop. +. \. OTIS. ., fieSk
schcr, J. Z Cowdin. T. l. MaEs2n. IT, mw,,nn0T
| Chubb F. p. Koene. J. j. Crlmmins w NUnf'
| spoon, J. G. Orr and \. @. Hodges
| The games resulted as follows.
I FIRST CANE.
s,andins-o o. 0. o. 0. l. / o IH,hSm,o' J. o =
! p,y-GAtham I: Standing.
| SECOND GAME.
L,,hau,--i. q. / o 3. o. &. O. / o O. J. o.
l. o. l. o. 0. /. o. l. q, l. 2-is Aces ~ serS''G Ia
| iA,hnm o. Standing IL Aces b. Vaj-i>'th"in' ~
THIRD GAME
| s,.nainx-2 O. l. O. 0. T. o. l. o. 7-i3. Latham
| " o o. / O. % Ac,,'hy scfvice-I-atham. =. stand
| ing 9 Aces by play Latham. I. standing .
FOURTH CANE.
| s,snd,ng-I o. l. o. :. -. l. o. o. o.. a. l. o o. - o.
! O. 2 O. j OBJ. I.tLam-d. 0. J. o a. o. :" j. =
s,ana,h9 o: I&,hsr1 Aces b. rs,-I.atham' i
s~"''"s' " FIFTH GAME
! rath,m-I q o. a. o. I. 0. 2. o. l. @. g. % Stan'
ING T. o. l. o. :. o. o. q. 2 q. Id. Acc1 b3 per- B,
! Latham. 3: Standing. = Aces ~ play I-"''h"'
''"''"" SIXTH GAME
standins-I. 0, o. :. O., o. l. =.
p O l. / o. 2-i7. Aces by service Latham - STAND
irg @ Ace b. play-LatnAm :. STANDING w.
SEVENTH GAME.
Ia,har-s O. e-lS staniing-o. o. ii Ace.
serVics-I Latham o. Standing. o. Aces BY pi4y-iAh"n