New-York tribune., 1900-08-15

Western doubles championship IN Chicago last
month Before the play began the Yale pair
thought to be sure winners by those who
study expert play the closest. and in the first
set 1t seemed though this estimsts were about
right. for Little and Alexander did not get a set
After that both Of the Princetonians improved
their play so much that they more than held
their own with the wearers of the blue 1t was
Allen who caused most of the errors for his side.
although Hackett, too, lacked his usual ability
to smash the ball out of his opponents reach.
Little smashed we'll. and Alexander, after the
first set showed wonderful speed and accuracy
with his terrific ground drives that went crash
ing down between his adversaries- The second
close from the start but the Princetonians
finally pulled it out by 6-4. and in the third
again finished ahead at rs. They also had
lead at 5-4 in the fourth. and then needed only
one game for the match but the Yale pair
pulled out Of this hole, and f1rally took the set
at 7-5, tieing the score of the match at two
sets all. In the fifth however. instead of win
ming as they were expected to do. the Eastern
champions played very raggedly and went TO
pieces so badly that Little and Alexander had
little difficulty in winning the set by e.
The score of the match by points was as fol-
lows:
First
HssF.ts H5ss ana ana 5l9zasSeF TfsS EES
Second
H1sss HssE.e ana sad 4';Hfass'-ss %sses s3stsGsi 80
Third
Hsss.9 H5ssis aas ana a;fsassFs 2.ss ssssst4sst 80
Fourth
Hat: Hsss.s sa9 sa4 A2zhsse's 7i.s Sst353sss -
Fifth
hstis Hsssst and snd Hii1Paser %ss 4-i5-s
No less than ten men defaulted in the prelim-
mary round OF the singles and many OF the
stronger players had antagonists in conse-
sequence. Larned, Wright. Davis and Ware all
had easy victories, but both of the New YOrkers.
Paret and Fischer, had their hands full. with
Western experts opposed TO them. Fischer drew
Waidner, of Chicago. and lost the first set to
him. After rather close finish in the second
set he pulled out the match by three to one
Paret did not fare so we'll He caught tartar
In Kreigh Collins the Western champion, from
Chicago, and they had a battle royal for sew
eral hours on the court In front OF the Casino
theatre.
The New-Yorker captured the first after lead
ing up to %, but could not hold it. and the
Chicagoan ran out the set at IS In the last
Collins got off with lead Of 40 and then had
the advantage at So. but Paret kept steadily
at his work and finally overlook his adversary
at 5-an. Although repeatedly within point
of each of the next two games. he finally lost
both, and with them the set by 7-5 again, and
the match. three sets to one.
The summaries follow:
K. Collins beat ] P Pa5et 81, e-l. rs. -; L p.
H. /. Foster 6-I Ell. s-2: NJ G. Chaes beat a Cod
%adnsr RsH s 8 S & s & P EiffasE H6SSy beat sss,
hsR % Og N a:f1a A. s. M S & Beat Ira bion S8 S ~ ~
default H. c. c1ews, sr beat r. Peters BY default A.
oia' SS B. faSS bsF s Tonoa sfss S
aeisus; sumner T, HARDY beat W. r Putnam jrS 90
- =: Il Horton beat =. G. r6onss "a. 81 Sd
81 A Fuller beat = stille by default, g L wrsnn:
S Kaaa ey s eSt'q' Asst9 &ssI'Sa Ssa9 of. f.
scs a Pgmmeg s-t g 81: F, D AieHandeC beat c Il,
G Er' X %s5a beat Il Ray' Gs.h.r sssi "a 4vs &
pouelss-East vs., West; R. D. Little ana 3 B. Alex
%. S-4 IS. 81 e-2 -''1 ''''''' ''''''''