The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-17
LAWN TENNIS.
Play Begins for the Championship at New
port-Western Men Win at Doubles.

Play Begins for the championship Mt New
pOrt-Western Men VIII at Doubles.
NEWPORT. Aug. 16.-The championship lawn
tennis tournament opened here this morning
on the courts of the Casino. but there was only
q fair-sizeu attendance. Newport fashionables
have o great fondness for both Larned and
Wrenn. and their absence detracts In their eyes
q good deal from the tournament. AS q matter
OF fact. however. there is more real interest In
the matches this season than for many years
because of the uncertainty Of the outcome.
It was said today by, several persons
d defend his SOD titl sfena and wi'i one &c o asr0 two 20
tomorrow or thursday to begin bis prelimi-
nary practice. This WIS news, indeed, even to
DR.. Dwight and the, other officers OF the Ma
tIonal Association. who had not expected him
championship shape in the short week left for
him TO practice. andif out Of condition he would
stand q poor chance Of holding his title against
East vs., West, match in the championship
surprise for whitman and George Wrenn. The
Eastern aInG chap GheImP pSarsG we're en t strong sb isV0siteSs :f Z to
Wa nS and p SSd 'g The my Western Nsra V %ingeT RsAt eR:
hibited really remarkable form. They not
the greater part OF the time. They resorted to
lobblng. whenever pressed, but buried e the
was particularly accurate. while Davis, varied
his other clever plays by fast drives: Neither
Whitman nor Wrenn was in his best form and
the third set the Eastern pair made q good brace
and pulled out victorious. but Ward and Davis
were too steady for them, and won FIVE straight
20 against them,
In the singles a large majority Of the, games
were tame. Stevens. the veteran base line ex-
Pert iT0m Ho ohtS met Young 6I George Miles.
esting ~fouT-set match. Fischer, who had been
chances. could not DO anything at ali With The
damp balls and soft eourts, He got only six
games in three sets from Ware, a man he has
Western players. won their, first matches, and
both showed good form. T9.morroY morning
t SSafSd o ERa p "a The w dIolIuBBIIssy ch MaTSi SsR sh in TN;
final match for the title. To-day 8 scores follow:
chGmpionshiP DonblesTFinal r~onnd-Holcqmb
&siSei haf b whitman and dsorss i. %r"nh. jT.' East act
ern champions, d-s, 90, 60 "a.
cS Gha@PiSS sat cPlsb %s sS I ann' G-4 toS @%ii i. Il.
Hackett beat Richard Hooker, d., I'D. ~; II. II.
S bsst a Esss so FoSif /; k g ae ~ iGtGfSSe soIs SIZE <. Bo SrFs
SssSs1S; S SsS,S SsSFFEs si # y Hil (, G S1GGis@ S-s -, SS- =
$-ss!' s PS,sH a'-5 !. .1 Rfyt1 s GSSna II beat a = fHlaFF aasi;
S Sses' Desno Miller by default; Louis fiitlsSfHidd
y; beat { i Ei 7: Srsn ~ y def aesaS att L e. \ rl %sTs beat sst
Ewing sdile, 81, 0-s; 6-4j {. {; Milstt beat y. :.
f CS.si Ss; ga az 60 S1s a. a.. q! j. " Srs hsS ReS Seu W 4. &,
Wheeler: S9l. 9Ist s sDi Wt III 4; E bssi M Ssst 1; d 1; a So9i'
by default; Z. ID. Whitman beat j. =. Brioe, al,
90. Gov. D, Brownell beat Dean Emery, "A,
eFF{S ,, 3R RS;, nd: g, Bond beat B.. s. Harris. 90.
e1 IaI's sSn J. B. Tos6e SI be R RAJ b. lifile. sHs. ~
sac 81 !; y Sr f. R;a S6c ssi ~. y b &; Ea q Whit Il. a. 80
SS{ farnly PirSt beat RAiDk McKii1Iof.