New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
TENNIS.
pARET DEFEATS DAVIS AT NEWPORT
Nrw.yoRKER TOO STEADY FOR THE HAIR
WARD CRACK-wHITMAN Defends
IIr9 TITLE TO-DAY.

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl
Newport r. L. Aug. 2l.-The championship lawn
tennis tournament at the Casino mere to-day e"u.u
IN a brilliant five set match between Paret ana
n.y,s and the New-York expert furnished most
unexpected result Of the tournament by heaths
Davis in one of the most exciting matches tnat
has been seen at Newport In years HIS Vic'oi'
was quite unlocked for among the experts ""o
ought TO know best how the games were CORNING
out. and the surprise his success caused has maze
many who we're confident Of Whitmans successiul
defence OF his championship title think again as
TO whether or not he may yet be oeaten'
Paret meets Whitman tomorrow morning In the
challenge match and tonight the oet'hs iaVorS
the champions chances by 10 10 l.
Whtman's well known sJeadiness is thought TO
he fully equal 10 that OF the NewYorker, and his
strokes more varied and faster.
CROWDS AROUND THE CoURTc.
A big crowd gathered at the Casino courts this
morning to witness the final match. and nearly
three thousand surrounded the championship court
when play began. A force Of players had been I'M
pressed into service TO do duty on the lines as UNI
pires and the score called by the veteran
exnert Fred s 1. Mansfield When play began
there was considerable enthusiasm, and each time
a good stroke was made the crowd appIauded
loudly
Davis was the popular favorite. and his plays
found more favor than did the safe style OF the
. New-York expert Davis hit the ball hard ana with
great accuracy at times. but he was too unsteady
m reach his top form He put good many baNs
into the net or out Of the court in his efforts TO
pass Paret al the net The New-1orker came
rushing UP to volley on every service. ana when-
ever he could at other times. This style OF play
gave Davis lots OF chances TO make errors. ana
Paret took advantage Of every opening ne hau 10
get his antagonist into difficulties
Davis too rushed in constantly on his service
and Paret found II difficult TO stop him wheh the
former got his erratc twist delivery into the court
He frequently missed this, however, ana theh fare'
took the opportunity 20 reach the net on his open,
Ing drive from the second delivery. Paret lopRed
good deal too. when Davis seemed mpass sI one
at the net and the Harvard man smashed d good
many balls into the net or out of the court
DAVIS LED AT FIRST.
IN ths first set Davis took the lead at first, but
Paret pulled ahead at "A. and then, after losing
the next two games. he ran ont the set with three
in succession all of them easy games In the sec
ond the struggle long and exciting 10 win
stesdied down good deal and it seemed impossible
for the Newly orker TO pass him at the net
though the earlier part Of the set and the van
tage game alternated. going TO one ana then 70
when Davis ran out two successive games, and the
set was at l0-S. making the score even al one set
Paret's play improved materially in the third set
and he soon had Davis In dit1cnlues me ndi
the latters service. The END was soon leaC ieu
Paret taking the last three games IN su'ceSs'oi'
In the fourth set the shoe was on the other f4ot
aud Davis had everything his own way lis
friends cheered when they saw the WonGerIui
tennis he was putting up, and as he passed faret
time ? nd time again as the latter ran up 10 the
net they thought they saw the end OF the matc u
in his favor. The set was easy for DAVIS AT u.
and then another short rest was taken before mo
final set began.
THE DECISIVE SET.
Davis served first in the deciding game UP 10
2-ar it looked very much like pitchers battle,
az the baseball men would say. but Paret finally
stopped the hurricane" service In the MIN game
and then held his own safely in the following ms
gave the New-Yorker a safe lead at - ana ne
made good use of II soon after by holding ms own
service game after losing the seventh game anu me
score was 5--3 in Parets favor. long deuce game
followed and the crowd fairly stood up with cX-
citement as the two struggling players mace ther
hest strokes so near victory and defeat. DAVIS
yoeyed into the net the fifth point, and the
score was 40 Paret needed only one stroke for
the match but he gave Davis a chance at the net'
and the latter made pretty smash.
Then Davis got the vantage point twice an s
each time the New-Yorker brought the score back
TO deuce by a clever pass. Finally Davis put a
ball out of court ana Paret had his second chance
10 win with a single good stroke. He lobbed and
Davis smashed weakly Two sharp strokes and
quick voley followed and then Paret caught
Davis off his guard and drove the ball up the
Harvard mans side line with long, low back
hand stroke, and the match was over. , 49,,
paret had won by three sets 10 two, and the
match had lasted over three hours and hat
The follows:
Championship singles 0nal round-J Parmey PaTet' OF
New-York beat Dwight r. Davis OF Harvard. - SO
G-3. &c. 6-3.