New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-25
TENNIS.
METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
MATCHES BETWEEN THE YALE CHAMPION. HACK
EFT. AND z. p FISCHER


Yesterdays heat did not interfere with the play
IN re Metropolitan Tennis Championships he'd
under the auspices Of the West Side Tennis CIuo'
on It's courts Efghty-ninth-st. and Central
Park West a number Of matches were played IN
the morning and when II. II Hackett the Yale
champion. and T. T. Fischer stepped out on the
court there was large crowd OF onlookers HACK
ctr started well winning the first TWO games, but
Fischer evened matters with the next two only 20
lose the ffth and sixth. making the score 10 z
Hackett leading After losing the next game Hack
ett won again. and had within point or the
following game the set point several times ou'
Fischer won the point each time. and finally after
several deuces won the game. In the tenth game
Fischer drove superbly and made the score hve
all Games now alternated up 70 seven all. "heh
Hackett. who had been playing safe put more
speed in his balls and took the next TWO games and
the match
In the second set the Yale man obtained n lead
OF three games 20 one and was then obliged 10
change his tennis shoes. as his feet had become
badly bistered IN the interval before play "as
resumed Fischer seemed 10 have got considerably
freshened for he afterward won the next four
ganrs and after losing the ninth game "oh the
next and the set
After the usual seven minutes rest play was
resumed Hackett winning the first two games
Fischer now steaded himself and for the first line
during the match got control OF MS lorehaho
drive which he used effectively. and won the next
point Fischer made two aces on service and on an
out and Melted ball by Hackett got the lead OF
rvo 20 four The tenth game was Fischer g. on
Some pretty voleying and with X the set ana
match Hecketts game throughout was vast I'M
rro,ernent on his last years form. ard should ne
NAV ,n some more tournaments he would advance
SIN further toward the top. as he has the right
,lea Of the game. and all he needs u expe''e"ce'
The doubles furnished the play for the atter-
noon and some good tennis was seen Hacke's anu
So, o,,,l.y. mate ! A. Alien were beaten in a close
match by Fischer and Thuroer ana DaVuSo" anu
r,o..r.cp rad. bad scare in their match against
r ~ Stephens and partner Inc ia''ei ''"'' -,
the secoud Get went right through Davidson ana
ros,,,,ck but in the third set they were not so
s,..dv md Davidson snd Bostwick won.
+, he handicap singles the matches were Close
showing that the handcapping. with we eHcep-
Ton Of the case Of L. Clark mas been .och, and
nl, - In he pia we'd at 23O o'clock. and the
r., doubles win be payed ulIs , 80 v;sobar
ward between Davidson ana bos'"'c" al" f''''''
srd Thurber.
Tine scores follow
,....r,s.,c singles semi Anal rouno' r p F,scher
N. i. re-, rs C7uo beat II. Hacket Yale Tennis
As;s,e2 .fp doubles ar- roqndJ n@yi a,,
.n and O. NJ Bostwick West SIDE Tennis UP Up
eea, S e Fischer snd r p TauIher We Vet
s1e Tennis club, beat william Ief" ana ~ ~ Hsckett
Ter 'sn'iai AZ yaie Tennis Association beat s. p
Nawcs Ione~ood Tennis CUP A1a H. - i''''''
's D3 as 1oand { Davdson Washington snd
o " Rlstwick West sds Tennis s up ,Ini q -
fHa r. .he- sod Z Thurber West side Tennis cloo
teai II H. Hachct; and J. A Allen rae tennis "SS'
Ha5icss singles ch, rourd,T " sephers PAN
s.Ig Tennis r 1auD cIuh scratch % C; ". y.
Hyws-d Wes- side Tennis CUB ,scIstcU, -,
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