New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
TENNIS.
EASTERN DOUBLE PAIR WIN w
TORY OVER THE WESTERN
CHAMPIONS.

CHAMPIONS.
.. % Aug 1s (speciaD.-Nearly TWO
.,o,,sard fashionable spectators throhseu ''0
Cas,ro grounds here to-day to see inc c"an'po
shin lawn tennis matches. ana tney "e'
to some decidedly clever play. ., T.,
Tho challenge match for the championship ~
doubles was scheduled to take place on .ne $50 a
,ord court at II o'clock but young Alien uhe
vale crack who spraned his ankle las' w."
turned I'D this morning after having peeh ue'"''
ord said his foot was strong enough 10 pay o''
Attor some argument II finally agreed 10 le,
him NAV and the East VS.. West match' J" t'7
,os for the double championship. was put on IN
pIace Of the challenge match. None OF the eNper's
Thought that the Western pair had the shk"'eS'
chance with Allen a sem-cripple ana hrhp'ne VS.
bIv every time he across the court put W ''o
s,rprse Of all the Yale pair took the first set III
d stvle Neither Ward nor Davis seemed to get
s,artad and Ward drove lot of balls INTO the
net while his partner knocked nearly as many ou'
of court with the greatest OF Indifference ha
and Allen both played steadily ana saieiS. 0' w
other hand and kept the balls coming pack so
often that the errors OF the other side soon auuu
I'D into games and the games into set
ALIENS PLUCKY PLAY.
,,,or ,beir an,agonists had started off with the
first three games in the second SET the "eS'ei"
ra,r NJ Yale men pluckily pulled out the next TWO
and kept up the struggle to the end. wnich came
in the ninth game. when Ward ana Da'is Tic" ~
score OF the match at one set all
When the third set began every one eNPec"u "
see the Western champions 20 to pieces anu ~"
was watched anxously by his friends TO see ho"
long his Injured ankle would last. But even win
This handicap against the Blue 1t was no runaway
race and every game fought out TO the oi''e'
end I'm the third set, which was the turhhs Po"''
NJ the match Davis and Ward pulled themselves
together for a final brace ana puiien ou' ''''
games in succession. taking the set ny % anu
oh hv tNO
,rho fourth act was short Davis seemed to have
o,alIv got ..wound I'D" and he killing the oais
with wonderful accuracy. Ward. TOO. look 'e
ouent turn at smashing the lobs OF MS opponeu''
until tho balls were almost buried In the TURF so
hard did the Harvard pair hit them tame ai'e,
game was scored for the Eastern champions UNI.
Ave little red balls were hung up on their side OF
the score board and the end seemed near Inc
vale nair braced up enough to get one more game
before Davis and Ward out the set Inc oruer
Of the games follows:
FIRST SET.
Ward and Davis ..........99 . 2 : ! 0 ia
SECOND SET.
Ward and Day. .......'....dd . . . o i %
THIRD SET.
Ward and Davis .....'''..'''V q + o / o o %
FOURTH SET.
Ward and Davis q "a al
Allen and Hackett .'...'t" " y " "
I'd PLAY THE CHAMPIONS.
ward and Davis also won the right to challenge
tho champions last season and the match was the
most sensational one of last season the chd"enevo
being four times within single str I % excit.
inc i've set struggle. Their victory TO-DAY eveo
them the right to play Ware ana Sn e,Lon r,Tion
more for the championship. and the genera oPnllo y
10 mai they will win II this season. as neither a.
nor Sheldon is thought to be IN ains he holders
last sea SON and they finally won out III si eferee
This rather an off day IN me the cham
Dwight not wanting TO rush ,ntJ i tnhes were
nionship games 700 apdly. Only SIX na,Cies , ,c
PLAYED ana Ro md Wrenn and Collins Ware beat
Ccdman an old Harvard player adter and Chace
s s wo old veterans also played In the first rouno;;
Huntington won from Little the cn d hPs NAV
Irlnce'on' round ont almost daily. At the present
rate Of Improvement. he may yer prov SD 40
factor IN rdpdiy reaching old time champion
ship form.
PARET DOWNS MALCOLM CHACE'
Malcolm Chace made his first appearance In tour
namert play for several seasons. The veteran
,ockad nractice badly hut he showed up IN good
form to-day although without the training 10 s'a'u
= hard match in the hot sun. Chace drew Paret'
tho New-york expert. in the first round ana the
match was put over until this morning Al Nhdce
request When the play began his strokes sno"eu
all their old accuracy and splendid length ~n ME-; a'
times they were almost as fast as ~ nIS P1 ,hn,,
Paret could not seem to pass MN AT me e, ne. o
he veteran in on his service, ana Hd.e soo.
had a substantial lead. taking the hrst SET by %
In the second he started OF again Al a great
pa &c and piled UP lead OF five games 70 one
paret seemed beaten at every point ana conlu Hot
ind a vulnerable point in Chace's defence But une
hot sun bothered the veteran good deal ana Paret
crowded on steam. He pulled MP game AFTER game
rapidlv cutting down the veterans lead The New
Yorker pulled up even at all and then A long
deuce and vantage struggle followed. which ended
nv Paret winning the set by l0-S. Chace was badly
started out In the third he could not keep up with
tho fast pace his seasoned opponent set for him.
Paret quickly captured six straight games. In the
as I'm the third and the result seemed foregone
conclusion. Chace made good brace. however. and
pluckily held on until all had been reached and
then Paret drew away. winning the next three
games and with them the set and match
The second round Of the singles will be completed
tomorrow morning when Stevens. OF Hoboken. will
meet Huntington. and Wright the interschoasttc
champion. will play Bond. the Western expert
Paret Ward and Davis have all drawn easy antas-
onists. The full scores OF to-day's matches follow
Championship doubles 'hna round,-Dwight r. Davis
and Hocombe Ward. champions Of the East beat John
A. Allen and Harold n. Hacket champions NJ the West
| "a. Ga 60. 81
Championship singles first round,-J F. Paret beat NJ
@ Chace "a. tO-s. 50. Ga r. p. Huntington beat
| r. n Little "a Sc 6-t, W s. Bond heat j.
| second round-I. E. Ware beat Alfred Goldman 81
Ga Ga O. l. Wrenn. jr beat J. s TAYLOR. 50 a.
Ga. KreiEh Collins beat ". E. Grant. 6-1. 81 6-2
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