New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
LAWN TENNIS.
DAVIS AND WARD WREST THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOUBLES FROM
WARE AND SHELDON

Newport. r l.. Aug II (SpeclaD.-The lawn
tennis championship OF America in doubles changed
hands here to-day. and Davis and Ward the TWO
young Harvard players. became the new champions
after brilliant match OF three sets with ware
and Sheldon, who held the championship in 1897 ana
1895 over two thousand spectators thronsed the
Casino grounds and sat about the championship
court in GREATNESS interest to see the contest.
Although there were two important single matches
in progress at the time. the principal contest
Of the morning the championship match IN
doubles In front OF the grandstand. Play began
soon after II o'clock and the champions won the
toss choosing the service. Sheldon began 10 serve
the first game and his side won It, the challengers
taking the second after deuce had been called sew
eral times The games alternated regularly up TO
2-all the team having the advantage OF service
winning each time. Then the Eastern champions
beat the champions in the fifth game. with Sheldon
serving and took the lead at 81
Ware and Sheldon took the next two games. and
once more regained the lead at 4-3 but the chal-
lengers pulled themselves together at this point
and ran three straight games taking the set by
g. In the third game forty-love was reached in
favor Of the holders but two errors by Ware and
a clever pass from Ward pulled up the Eastern
champion TO deuce and finally won out the game
Ware and Sheldon got two games from four-love
and finally made good bid for the set. but Davis
and Ward were too fast for them at the criucaI
moments and finally ran out with the tenth game.
winning the set by the same score as the first
The third set was shorter than either Of the
first two and never from the start did the cham
pions have a chance to win. Ward and DAVIS won
the arst game against Sheldons weak service, anu
maintained that advantage TO the end, finally 60
ing out on another of Shedons service games
which was scored against the champions Ihrough-
ont the match the holders OF the title resorted 10
iobbing continually to disodge the Eastern pair
from the net 6i as soon Ses4 as accs were no, us
ful The order in which the games were won foI-
lows:
First set:
R RS4s an: .os y ys:s:a :Y 5G-ss
Second
R Rs1s and and y y:Ea ::::5 5s
Third set
R RSr: ard ard y %sEa :::.:.d "a
In the championship singles, the feature OF the
Huntington and Stevens The old Yale expert be-
gan badly and Stevens forced the play through the
first two sets with great success, for Huntington
could not even make the struggle close IN either
set Then he change his sys q o PtS ffa boa
crack could not get the balls out OF his reach ana
after game and set after set scored for Hunt
ngton and stevens graduay resighed niiS tI,r 70
ington up TO the end with poor success; The vol
leying me ;hods finally proved successful running
Bond. the Westerner. beat Wright in an equally
hard five set match that lasted nearly -FOUR ho1is
ties won easily and the eight remaining experts
will together tomorrow morning III Nht tH4 u
round the winners earning their right 10 pay IN
the semi-fnals or Saturday. The order OF play IN
The round Is; Ware against Ward. Huntington
against Paret Davis against Bond and Wrenn
against Collins the favorites being named hrnt IN
each instance. The scores Of to-days play follow
Cbarnion.hon toubie. challenge roundJ--Dwight y
Hoicombe Ward tchalengers) beat leo r. ware
and George p. Sheldon. jr. holders % = -
Championship singles second round).Hoic9m6e Wara
beat " H. Mundy. 4-s. loos 80 - -, = 1iGS
beat Richard stevens, 2-s Sc: e g Ga " y -
Bond beat u. c. Wright. 4-6. 6. -: 30 o-"' ~
+ Davis heat c. " heard. e. 60, 81 ~ -,
Consolation singles (irst round)-R ID. 1dtte oest
Ralph NcKutrlck 6-2 60. II. f. Avery beat L. j.
Grant e-2 81: p. a. Freshman beat II. g. Whitehead
by default; Thomas Sturgls jr, beat J. X Wiing -
90; J. s Bridges D. S. Kicker. 6-3 80. @; r
p Fischer beat VI q. Chsce. by default: w j Cother
beat W. G. Grant. BY default.
second round-rhomas sturgis. it, beat j. = Bridge
81 50 e. Il ?. Fischer beat ". J. co'hier' 30
e., e.