The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-17
Lawn TENNIS.
Davis and Ward Defeat Allen and Haokett
in the Doubles.

in the Doubles.
NEWPORT. Aug. 16.-After two or three
changes In the programme OF the final matches
for the lawn nnis cham pionship In doubes.an-
other surprise was In store for the experts
this morning when Allen. the young Yale ex-
pert. who sprained his ankle and was forced to
drop out OF the singles. appeared this morning
and wanted to play his match In the doubles.
Aliens leg was still bound up in bandaRes. and
he walked with q stiff-legRed limp. DR..
Dwight feared he would give out In the middle
OF the match. but agreed to lot him start II he
thought he was strong enough to play.
He and Hackett not only did play against
Davis and Ward. the Eastern champions. but
took the first set handily and made creditable
showing in at least two OF the other three be-
fore they were finally beaten. The Eastern
champions showed ragged form at first. and
seemed to have gone back in their play since
the Longwood tournament. but later on In the
match they i'm proved materially and were then
as invlncible as ever.
There was less obbinR than In any OF the other
final double matches Of the last two or three
seasons here. and more fast volleying. The
Yale pair exceled chiefly at getting the balls
down between their opponents. Wards short
voeys to the sides OF the court told heavily
later In the match. while Davis made good use
OF his cyclonic smash whom the balls were
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betting was to in favor Of Ward and Davis
before the match. and oven money that the
other pair would not get a set.
The Yale pair started Off with great rush
and soon had lead OF SO in their favor Davis
and Ward made a good stand at this point but
could get only one more game before their an.
tagonists ran out the set by 6-3 In the early
part OF the second set. the Eastern pair ran
away from their opponents and soon had
lead OF 3-love. Allen and Hackett came back
strong however. and took the next. two games.
but the set was soon clinched for the Harvard
pair by taking the next two games and the
lead at so. Only one more game went to
the Western team before Ward and Davis
ran out the set at 6-3. Allen seemed q bit
tagged out toward the end OF the second set.
but he appeared much refreshed when the
third started. The games alternated with re-
markable regularity at the opening OF this
set. the servers side Invariably winning up to
tho seventh game. when Ward and Davis won
against Hacketts service. and o few minutes
later against Aliens. giving them the set by
90 The last set was very easy. The Harvard
pair took Ave games in quick succession.
long deuce game went TO the Yale. and then
Davis and Ward took the set, the
final score being. SO. 6-3. 6-3 81.
This victory gives Davis and Ward the
right to challenge Ware and Sheldon. last
years winners. for the National Champion
ship in doubles. and the challenge match will
Fully two thousand spectators watched the
double match this mornlns. and as soon as II
ended all hands 9fssd over To- 70 sec the
court.
OF Malcolm Chase, the veteran expert who was
opposed By iaret and 4 battle royal ensued:
he was thought to he badly out OF form. VOL
leyine well at the net with occasional deed
ahead ana soon had a lead o. Al; The next
seemed sure for e him and proSsby Il. %ateS
paet made stsons brace A. sh' Ssss hGw
the New York er Until he had dye il succession
and lead at S.5: Chaee wea,sen IN badly toWard
that Only to finally lose the act By 1913 Chass
Elm os ;Ss nose d 1Is
na .ets THe veteran lost the third set to
Gns .a ni Ssn sd siss struggle
-, Huptinggton. the other veteran. beat Lit
and an Oh Collins ehf the the two Westsrnsrs each
an tSs hS Ware ARE soa
on straight sets. Tomorrow. the second round
matches seize duled are Ward u. Mundy. Paret
vs. Avery. Stevens VS. Huntington. Bond VS..
chsmpi9nship bpubie.5Fpa roundEEpyish. +.
beat John A. Allen. and Harold Il. Hactett. champ.
ions OF the West 80, %. e.8. OIL;
| Championship Sineles-First round-J. P. Paret
| beat NJ q. Chase 8-6. 1913. 90. Ga; i: p. Hunt
ngton beat R. d, Little "a, SO. d.; W. 8. Bond
Second round~L. l. ware beat Alfred Goldman
81, 90. SO; @. L, Wrenn, Jr. beat J; 8. Taylor
| 90, Ga. e-9; Kreigh Collins boat W. O. Grant
| Ell, 6-1. Ga.