New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-24
LAWN TENNIS.
WHITMAN WINS THE NArrov.,
PIoNsHTp AT NEWPORT
ihH HARVARD NAN BEATS ms
DENT. DAVIS RATHER EASILY

Ni' DAVIS. RATHER FAsrv
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBrx,,
Ne"por'' Aug 3-Malcolm Douglas M,
ooN'iie' MASS. member of the c,as .nsa. u
,"'u' won the National champions,,. ~"
ee".''' at the casino here this morn,ns :. hss
a.ne' ohe-sioed match Of four sets viii r '~
Da'is' OF 81, Louis, also a Harvard ma owish
~'"'s VI iS" whitman outplayed Davis 81 "a III
very point except In the last part Of ths utmost
wnen the latter showed a brilliant In,ar,. "'a sst
.hat iairly took the breath awav from, NV. VI play
Las. years Champion r. D. Wre,s
49,, " oelend MS claim to the cbs...~
AZ -, nc .''ie passed to Whitman by 60.
ana Well has he earned It, too for dur,ns ,s.elaut
nament he has beaten alnos. ayo S 'n's tolr
hent candidate for premier laurels ,nc,,as r'ek
rival ana only conqueror Of tho CHS "nW
whom ne beat very badly in the ssm,-s.s,' wan
day. ''''''-nnais ys'ts.
"hitman played consistently good ,.,.,
"s"A's' DaVis, and only for a brief mart, o-oy
- SCI uiu the young man appear 10 aa 'ns
WIN 80 against him. Davis made a s,ss ~ntase
'nat won six games In quick succession ~" o'scs
them the nrst set by So During ths 81. with
Wv. ouns 80 nara and with such good d,,,s. at
'na' -" hitman could not handle them a, =" ,'oa
'.'' 'nis speed that Daviss friend. !.
counted on to conquer Whitman. bur ha ass,, n~
maintain that degree OF briliancv ,ora eo0a not
win. II he could have combined Tho 'asn
ana smashing he showed against stevsrs s.'ins
passing and lobbing in the match sgo,n., ~
ne would probably have won instead ~ ,os 'a
DAVIS Is 100 young player to be expectsa % eu
three such brilliant matches in succsss,. pay
particularly when so big a stake "a tho Ill and
ship OF America hung on the third A,,.r ,'"pon-
Davis made good fight at the beginnrs as n'st
SET ana then seemed TO relapse into the cos ssa
haf he
rather indiferently. His task seemed 100 I, pay
him. and. indeed. 1t would have besn 49, ~, "e l~
many another more experienced PLAYER ,ns, n @
whitman had trained hard and conscs,,,s AVA
Tor these championship matches and bs V
hne condition today. At no time during N. III
Old he show the nervousness that cana g. "a
seating MN when he met Budong and aS n n,sr
almost machne-ke regularity When WATSON and
rushed IN 70 volley at the he quietly .l nav:
when Davis stayed back 10 paw IN ne ,b o.nsi ana
Whitman soon forced the ball into 's so, GROUND
away corner that made Davis give him s5o, IA,
m paws ~ got ss the rs game in the second set Whit
settled down to his task and one after sasaN
OF the little red balls that Indicated ganss 1 p.
his name Five games in succession ssssa BOARD under
nexed by Whitman and the set was his r,. az.
1hs score h one set ell The third Sc, was nus
server won each Of the first four games d ~ Ms
seronc while In The third the server los, ali , Wy
win the score at two all Whitman again s,s ,ya
IN 10 take matters In hand. and before ne hsS "a
lsned tour more red balls added 70 his scs ~.
ana the third set was his, with the score two .s.
10 one In his favor In the fourth set Davis sssrs
oV.rawed by Whitmans superiority and he MAJ.
rather poor fight Whitman got both M ,bs a.,
two games. and then Davis captured love ss rss
that gave his admirers great hope But their so@s
were soon blasted. for Whitman aealn 20, H.
strokes into working order. and not another sams
went 10 Davis. e'"s
BAH after ball was hung up on Whitmans ss.
OF the score. and despite the greatest encoursgA.
ment from the Dig crowd CT enthusiastic spectators
who clapped every shadow ~ a good play msds X,
their favorite. Davis could not get another game
and the set went 10 his opponent by 81 and Tho
match by sets 10 |. q games 10 II and 10 STROKES
TO s.. The summary follows: