New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
WV TENNIS.
ALLEN WINS THE WEST SIDE CLUB CHAM
PIONSHIP

ALLEN WINS THE WEST SIDE CLUB CHAM
PIONsHIP.
The championship Of the West Side Tennis Club
changed hands yesterday, and In place OF e. r.
Fischer the former CLUB champion. J. A. Allen
now holds the title. Fischer is ra her badly out or
practice just now, and as he won the old Taylor
challenge Cup for the third and final time last fall
he did not defend his claim to the championship
this year.
Allen beat Bostwick three straight sets In the
final round but all Of them were fairly close TO me
surprise Of many of those who had seen both men
play recently. Allen seemed a trihe stale ana
he afterward said that he had Just returned from
New Haven, where he not only played In the Yale
tournament Friday. but he also practised all
yesterday morning with Hackett. the college cham
pion.
Allen seemed weary to go 10 the net. where
he would have made short work OF many OF Bost-
wicks drives and contented himself with staying
back at the baseline and passing his opponent when
the latter ran in to volley This style Of play ma
terially helped Bostwicks chances. and he made
tho best OF his opportunity ny deep drives from
corner 10 corner Of the court, all Of which struck
near the baseline
Allen led in the first set, but Bostwick slowly
crawlod up to 4-all Then Allen got the next game,
but BostwCk brought the score up to deuce by a
love game and his friends began to hope that he
might get A set. II use. however. for Allen
was TOO steady for him. and. pulling himself TO-
gether he took the games without a
struggle. and with them the first set. After that
Allen kept the lead most Of the time and whenever
his opponent began to get close to him he ran out
the set The final score 10. 81. O..
The handicap singles furnished some Of the most
exciting sport Of the day. for Whiting won two
struggle in the deciding set Ripley came very
Close to beating him but, tired as he was whit
ing played Hywood very soon after and once more
had narrow escape: In the other semi-hnal OF
this event Bostwick will meet Barnes, and the win
tbco MIA ing in he
The days scores follow:
Championship singles Chnsl round) A Allen beat
o. NJ. Boetwick - e. -
Fischer holder by default
Handicap singles preliminary o S B. BaT S
fault: W. A. o'Connor Cscratch beat r I. Donohue
FTst TcandA Ripley owe hall at,ssn beat T.
Barnes (scratch) beat W. A. OConnor (scratch GO.
second roundw Hy~S9a oSwe h.' sf,sen bet z,
hfteenJ. "a 90. 7-5. f. p. Barnes Scratch beat
TGrd s 4nefp WI Gs t s fifteen, beat
W b Hywood (owe half hfteen,. 60, a-e, IS.
END OF THE LENOX TOURNAMENT.
The recent open tournament OF the Lenox Tennis
Club was finished yesterday with the final match
IN the consolation singles. Wyeth beat Bryan. his
old club rival by chopping the ball along the lines
with such low bound that the latter could not
make his terrific ground stroke count. The match
close. and the result was In doubt up to the
last stroke.
at first then Rice struck fine streak and his
forehand ground strokes were so swift Wyeth could
TO a. in the third. when Wyeth pulled himself to-
ssr nd e % p the Tof foH oow set
Consolation singles (seml- final round)-G. L. wyeth.
Lencx T C.. beat r.. J. Bryan Lenox T. G. 90. e-l.
n, Final 5 5ouna-G / wyeh l1nUs c. beat C. P