New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-31
TENNIS.
HACKETT AND ALLEN WON THE EAST
ERN CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOUBLES.

Longwood. Mass July 50 (speciaD.-Harold
Hackett and John Allen, both OF Yale, won the
Eastern championship at lawn tennis in doubles
here this afternoon after OF the most sensa-
tional matches on record. Malcolm Whitman and
Beales Wright. OF Harvard their opponents were
four times in the fourth within a single stroke
OF winning the title. but they were not steady
enough. and the pluczy Yale boys recorded another
sandy uphill fight in which the Blue triumphed
over the Crimson. This victory gives Hackett and
Allen the right TO meet Little and Alexander. Of
Princeton, who recently won the Western cham
pionshp. Newport next month IN the East
West match, the winners OF which Will then
challenge the National champions Davis and
Ward. another Harvard pair. for their title
The match this afternoon was big surprise to
every Even the Harvard contingent itself
did not expect its representatives TO win and the
Yale pair were strong favorttes before the play
began Their team work n the earlier matches Of
this tournament was faultless, and their smash
ing was so fast that It thought by the experts
that only one team in the country. the National
champions. could beat them The unexpected
strength Of Whitman and Wright was a big sur
prise therefore and when they pulled out the first
set BY 10. after their opponents had taken all Of
the first four games, the Harvard RIOTERS" went
Wild with JOY. The Yale pair, however. had every
thing their own way in the second set. and won It
by g In the third It was a close struggle from
the start. and finally the Harvard players won by
80 80 ana the match stood at Two sets to IN
The big crowd went Wild with excitement in the
~A4CL Inc prayers SeeSaWed IN the lead.
according 70 which had the service. Finally Whit
man ana Wright went ahead at s., and in the next
game there was excitement enough to make I'D for
d Whole week OF play Even the players them
serves were V1sibly nervous and they only hit
the pans slower but made errors than usual
with Hackett serving. the Harvard team got e
Iead or $50. and twice IN succession needed only
one stroke for the match. The nervy Yale men,
however, forced the play with excellent results.
whitman loobed out Of court, and then Wright put
an easy return into the net. Allen lost the van
tage point for his side twice after that and each
time the Yale team was again trembling the
Drink OF defeat. Once Hacketr placed a splendid
smash through his opponents oIrt, and the last
une whitman again lobbed out OF court
CroWdlng on q little the Yale pair
pulled out the set and the match stood even at
tWo seLs all In the nth and deciding set Hackerr
and Allen led all through, finally winning by s.,
and the Eastern championship theirs. Yale
pluck and Yale luck had again triumphed. The
remaining matches in the singles are confined en-
tirely 10 Harvard men however Tomorrow after
champion Whitman will defend his claim TO the
LSongwood Challenge Cup against the winner on
Wednesday.
The handicap singles were finished this after
captured first prize after two close matches The
unfinished semi-tinal against Ware soon ended,
the New-Yorker winning love In the finals
ne lost me first set to A. F. Fuller. local player
who received odds of owe Is from Paret. but
mad little difficulty IN winning the match. He
forced the play from the start Of the second set
and was never behind after that The summary OF
the days play follows:
Championship doubles Canal round)-H H Hackett and
J A Allen beat NJ. D. Whitman and 3 Wright. 81.
80. 6-s, SO. "a
Handicap singles (semi-hnal roundl-J P Par-t lowe
(oVe 10. Is 81 s-8