The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
HOBART BRA TEN By AN UNxNoHn
Details of tho English Tennis Champion-
ships in which . Yankee Played.

disappointing In that the Identity OF "A
Player" who played so prominently al VIM
bledon. remains still shrouded in nystery
Oontoctures have been many and varied. but
the only clue offered to Player" real name
lies In the statement that he 10 an Essex player
OF note. From ether references in tho reports
1t ia evident that neither PIN. Baddeley nor
either OF the Renshaws was the unknown. !"
and e. @. Meers seems to be the most likely
guess at his identity. Meers declared last sea-
son that he would play at Wimbledon this year.
and his name appears nowhere in the lists
There were thirty-soven players entered for
the championship singles. including all the
prominent players OF the season. except H. L.
Doherty the champions younger brother,
whose health prevented his playing. Tho
centre Of all American eyes was Clarence
Hobart. the New York expert, and his previous
success in earlier English tournaments had
gained for him more appreciation from the
British experts than he received last season.
Hobart drew . bye in the first round. which
corresponds 10 the preliminary" round OF
American tournaments and In the second he
disposed Of @. P. Dixon by e-S. 81, 40, ca
1t was In this round that the FIRST upset Of
the championship week came of. DR.. W. "
Eaves, the veteran expert who became SO
familiar TO American lovers OF the game two
years ago. was beaten by NJ. j. q. Richie, a
player OF only second class abroad. Eaves ar
rived at Wimbledon less than an hour before
he was required to play. and in poor condition
for a hard match. Ritchie Is q remarkab
steady player. and Eaves was SO badly OF his
game that he was beaten by e., SO, "a,
46.6-4. Eaves has always been unfortunat
at Wimbledon. last year having to default at
the last moment. on account of Illness when
he was thought to be a sure winner
That Richie had no right to beat Raves was
made plain In tho third round. whom he lost in
three straight sets to P. G. Pearson. the Oxford
champion. who was Handicapped, even with
beat Simond by three sets to one. and i H.
avae th asr AT encnr heat
He, j. l. Grispe in this Fopns and dsp9sed Of
Player" who had beer, romping through his
earlier asntasonsts in the sasest kind OF fash
Hobart's downfall, the official report in La,cn
Tennis says:
were not unprepared for the result, sIth9uSh a
setless victory was scarcely anticipated But
he played the very Rame-a defensive one, with
smTn 1l Wh stroi.
There was q bad decision against Hobart at
given, out It Is quite posi- bic that 'Payer
would have won the game in any case: still
on the sufferer BY them. There was practi-
caly, nothing to choose between the players on
the first two sets b TIE wnnerf tireless defence
tack. GUMS .A' ''' ~ '''9 ''p'"'n' a.
n this fourth round. also. Gore bes. Pear
ss$. ~ 20, iiSs and Smith ni BE beat Ssbss
Mahony sa4 Beaten ate af he had the
cstoy 5a T Sn6 sm HI psss p 93
ses 1 bsns as4 b. bsS
decision in The fifth set s9st Player the
finals brought together Gore and Smith. both
confirmed base iGe payeEs and Gore won after
driving. by SO. d.. 80. "a,
In the gd o5s
He not only got the first two sets but led up to
3-ove in the fourth set only to lose six straight
games and HltimTately the nth set. match and
lholldsr, beat q 4 W. Gore challenger, ID. "a
bet the same copbination that won first hon
Esh at W%b4edon last last This
6Giard S S9' n't ths sna r Dsy
r. s s. J S1Po 9e IA ~ fa 54
but mo5s
s Ss them e es round and they
mond and Carida. the promising young colt"
team that has been playing 50 well abroad th!s
Th sS tsa came mes very close to beat
ing Nisbet and Hobart also. but the Anglo;
after, q narrow escape from defeat. ,oi this
match taTn Ie1n,s says: "A very brilliant
ing. Hobart. after starting rather badly.
showed what Il power severe forehand stroke
be IN so the seemed
think. Judging from the frequent and dis
cr!matng applause"
cSisxiok RI; Al BsSfs ,a1 r. " 6s5s, he
shpp Of Kent mt there was an entry Of thirty
players. In the al -comers' singles. in the
tsfaT in Mssso whS ss s
tsh The next Found Found Hobart disposed Of Y. J:
at Wimbledo while GreviiIe beat Gore.
The semi Anal round brought Hobart qgaipps Ct
Rss eve . exhibited Outside Of AMERICA and his
pests 'fls took Mahony tie five sets to beat
s a@ and IL taaeg 81 rs GS0Sss IS tho
The s6 Sss EsRaT 81 that s a.p s
the third and fourth sets very 9 tba b
set set the same H report declares foura' was
called. an d Hobart had an easy chance to make
cord and fell on on the wrong side His 9pponent
availinR himself Of this chance, won that game
| and the next. and with it the match"
Allen beat Grevllle in this round also by
| three sets to one. and was to meet Mahony in
| the finals but got used up in a handicap match
and defaulted to, him instead. This gave
Mahony the right 70 challenge pr Eayes iol
IN match much the , sane p, as that ag 5idn
singles. but in the handicap doubles he played
with Eaves and won in the hrst round losinl
| in the second to team with big odds. Hobart
and Faves were the virtual scratch teap il
this event. In, the mixed doubles the America
this time, with generous handicap OF Plu,
before they were beaten In the round before
the semi-nnals by go. 6-3.
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John W Green to Mrs. Sallie Neil Roach 70
$70.033 Possession was at once taken and i
Is said John G. Roach 10 now IN New YORK 10