New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-21
WHITMAN DOWNS MAHON T.
ONE OF THE BRITISH CRACKS OUT OF
THE RUNNING.
Yesterdays MOST EXCITING MATCH IN THE
NEWPORT TENNIS TouRNAMENT-PAkEr
tGAIN A WINNER

aGAIN WINNER
fly TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuNEl
xowno-, y T Aug 2O-Whitman beat Mahony
bore This morning in the big championship lawn
tennis tournament az tho Casino courts Inc ae
feat Of the foreign expert was great si'p''So ~
nne-.enths Of the spectators VINO sa" inc i""'0'
Hts downfall was great blow TO the chances OF
the visiting players for the American chamPo"S".P'
though Mahoneys poor form on WEDNESDAY III ."e
big international double match convinced MS EEL
low-visitors that he was hopelessy OUT OF .'c '"s
gle and for some time he hesitated "he'"er VI
not to default in the singles kaNess quiet conn
dence and Nisbet's hopes do not seem 20 nave peeh
shaken bv the defeat OF their companion ana unless
rarned NAV, better tennis than ne did to-day
against Forbes one or the other Of the two re-
naming Eagl.shmen may prove TO DC inc "'"'''
o. the all-comers this year and Wrenns chdi-
lengcr for the American championship.
The weather cleared off bright ana sunny nor
carly this morning and large and fashiohao'c
crowd of enthusiastic spectators thronged inc
Casino ground. The Whitman Mallory mat"
WAS the feature Of the day, and took prereu'"S0
on the championship court. The. foreigner was +"
strong favorite and very few who saw the iha'cI
dared even hope that the American would succeed
in beating him. Whitman surprised cVer!pouS'
however BIZ mis- very clover play ana 'lahon'
found him a much more dangerous adversary ina"
he had dreamed OF. ,
In the first set the American player was rather
| ManOnN
of "a before whitman pulled himself together 'o'
= Anal brace Some clever uphill play, however
tied the score at deuce, and after long suueslc
with manv exciting games, Whitman landeo INC
set by 81 -.
In the second set the American expert seeiN.u ~
have reganed his confidence. and ne lorceo Inv
| play throughout finally taking the set oy "-' INC
| ma ca, however was lust reversed. Mahony nav
ing everything his own way, and whitman suuS
Cling with poor success 10 catch Up 10 MS opPo-
nent 1t was Use. however, for the ioie,sr.
captured the set by similar score 10 'hat ot 'i'
second and the spectators felt less cohi'uei'' VI w.
ultimate result Of the match when the contestants
dlsappeared for a short rest before beginning the
| fourth and what proved 20 be the last set
Whitman did not disappoint his friends ana when
the fourth set began It was very evident that he
was In better condition for long struggle qua"
Nahonv The British visitor seemed to "eaheh
rather badly IN this set and three successive deuce
| games went TO the American player on MS greater
steadiness Whitman took the set and with 1t the
| match and the right TO play Nisbt to-inorro" III
| the third round.
or the seven other matches in the second round
| to-day the most important were those IN "hc"
nenis each in straight sets; FISCHER ana Etb Of
he 5%g amd ES xyrs Wrenn Of hcagO
Pares defeat Of the champion older en ShelJon
hardly untxpecrGa as yr made strong fight
however Ware and Ward also won TO-DAY tSi,ovs.
The full Of the days play are a. loio"''
Championship singles second roundl- ~ !" Xesb,
, w5r@, "a. ?: :. y T.cS:r ' Gss5
smith - 50 p raTe heat hed Eyfr's N Mem
60 - Ct d. Dr. W. v t.ayes pea j. 90 "a
| .. Uoicornb Ward beat O. W re !. y
| e G. O., /. +. Ware beat H. j. Hon ID v =
| c-l .,-,,o. ,,-eiir,inarv round
Y p Hav.cs ,iIaryardD heat /. II. Turner "hicas'
@.saI' 4, gosss y" e. eep' r. Pei
| '',ir,,his, heat J C. Small t3owdonl ny neiaui'
c1nsolaon singles preliminary rouhroH hea r r
Gross GO - e Il. D. Thurber beat a. '9it" Az
Ct C. @ p sheldon. ir heat X f TsI;; u II +
Hyery boa: ". i. Browneit -" GO Ti,, sA SC
! :, :, Dodge beat r. H. Little. So G, - ~, ~
| Eooser beat W J. Gohier g. G.; IL H. t s,~ysn,
ioa, " X Auchincioss. i-6 a !. J: r. - ~, ~
| ies, " post by default; r. C. Mckirok peat Il
| E Axerv. c 20 81