The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-23
WHITMAN'S EASY VICTORY.
TEE TENNIS CHAMPION RETAINS MS
TITLE BIZ DBFEA TING PIRET.


TITLE BIZ DBFEA TING PIRET.
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New Workers. Hard Week OF PLAY Tells On
Him and He Only Secures One Set
whitman, on Edge for the Match, PLAYS
In Grand Form on tho Newport Courts.
NEWPORT. Aug. 22.-Macolm d. Whitman
successfully defended his claim to the lawn
tennis cham pionship OF America at the Casino
here to-day. by beating j. Parmly Paret. win
ner Of the aIl-comers' tournament and his
challenger, in a streaky match by three sets to
one. The effect OF the weeks hard play in
working his way through the big field Of
entries and particularly Of Yesterdays Eve set
final match against Davis, left Paret in poor
condition to face fresh man. and moro than
ever a fresh man OF Whtmans unquestioned
ability.
For the FIRST two sets the challenger hung
back In his court and the champion did not
have much trouble in winning both OF
them. When the third set began. however.
there was change. Paret reversed
his methods and started a fierce attack
from the net that fairly carried the champion
of his feet. The big crowd. by far the largest
OF the tournament. cheered loudly. IA 1t usually
does here for the under dog" while tho New
Yorker ran fve straight games off the reel with
a burst OF really brilliant tennis He rushed to
turn. smashing with speed and accuracy. The
challenger's speed lasted for five games before
Whitman steadied down and broke into his run
OF success but 1t was enough to give Paret the
third set. When he tried to repeat his brilliant
play toward the middle OF the fourth set. his
strength lasted only long enough to pull up to
deuce and then the champion again stopped the
rush and won out the set by a close score.
Whitman's play throughout the match
showed all the same accuracy and variety OF
strokes that have made him invincibe this sea-
son. The champion has won every match he
has played this year. and his victims include
almost every player OF note in the country. not
excepting both Larned and Davis In to-day's
match his driving strokes showed to particular
advantage during the early part of the match.
and he rapidly shifted his style. and exhibited
the most accurate kind Of passing strokes
when Paret forced him to adopt this style OF
play by running in to the uet. Only during the
early part OF the third set did the cham pion
suffer By conn arison.
Even with Paret in his best form. the cham
pion would probably have won. Alter the
match there was considerable discussion ovor
the rule that requires the challenger to inset
the champion the day after the all-comers'
finals. without any interval for rest. and
Tommy" Petit. the veteran professional and
Casino Rroundsman. declared that this gave an
advanta Of fully halt-iifteen in favor of the
defender Of the title against the challenger,
and even more when the final match lasted for
In the history OF championship tennis at New
port. only three champions have been beaten
Nearly three thousand spectators were
gathered around the cham ponship court when
man won the toss and choss the service Paret
taking the better court The challenger tried
to play Whitman from the back Of the court
ran In to voey behind deep drives. but only
half dozen times did he follow his service w
passing ability. and too slow to get to the net
in time for sale voeyng. Asgame after game
went to the champion, only one OF them reach.
Ing deuce up to 40. the experts wondered at
Paret's poor judgment
The irst set had soon slipped away. by 6-1
and Paret seemed utterly unable to reach the
net safely. He contented himself during the
greater part OF the second set by Knocking the
balls back with ground strokes. and when he
did run in toward the end of the set lie was toe
slow to Kill Whitman's returns. The second
set soon slipped away like the first. the New
Yorker getting only two games.
good rundown and some advice from his
friends on the folly OF base-lne PLAY against
whitman made big difference in Parsts 91y
Of waiting IN the BACK "a 81 his Be b1atsn
den. and the difference in the chalenger's
speed and xii ing power almost took the breath
shemselyes in diseas sxpecng to see tame
finish. Paret,s rushing tactics bothered tnt
champion badly, one. two. three. four ane
ing won on volleylng and smashing from posi-
ton close to the net. Then he seemed to SLOW
up a little. and Whitman steadied down n thu
forloin hope OF still pulling out the set. He go
the next three games by careful playing. By
Pa5et held on vs en- sH2ugh to land the ninth
When the fourth set began old tennis lovers
compared the challenger to Bob Wrenn
Wronns famous uphill fights and winning An
| ishes; but Paret seemed to have shot his bolt
sbs s s Ss%ss d 10 to ea SfS one me-
Al. although Parct missed two other gamer
| by margin OF a single stroke, In the thirt
| that he could have stopped Paret's rush by a
| little timely lobbing. and some one had ad,
set began gan Il WORKED Well. Tor several time
the New, Yorker was caught in too close. :,
With the sixth game; however. Paret pulled
tde in his iSf isvor again n lie gathered t'
| more snap and started another uphill hght from
each c one being won by the challenger. and tn,
cited again, and even Whtman's, errors wer'
| challenger, Whitman stopped the New York
rush with the n IN III game. hut Paret pull led gu
service aud two clever smashes. once more tie,
the score at Sail. amid considerable excite
Whitman seemed very nervous and visions O
badly, but he steadied down In the next game
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ming it. and finally won the vantage game. Il
the next and what proved to be the last gam
| OF the match. the champion was simply irwin
| chile. He passed Paret three times clennly a
the challenger rushed in to the net to wolfe,
and a minute later Paret yollied into tho lie
| and the match was over. The summary:
Championship singles Challenge round
| Maicotm ID whitman (holterl beat ]. PaimI
| Pnrct. challenger 81 80. 3-i, 10.
| Whitman won ~ gatnes against II FOR Pare
and 1870 points against lO+ for Purrt. WHIT
mans points we're made as follows aces o.
service: 3 passes, =; opponents outs y q
faults 5-tota 1880 Parets points were -ror"
MS follows: aces on service. y: pasSc-. 10: 81
pOrent's outs. ~; OPPONENTS nets, u opp
neut's donble faults. Total. lO4.