The sun., 1901-07-23
LAWN TENNIS.
Dsyb Defeats Parct In Challenge Match for
Magnolia Cup.

Dayh Defeats Parct In Challenge Hatch for
Magnolia Cup.
MAGNOLIA, Mass, July 22.-The Ma gnolia
open lawn tennis tournament came to an
end here this afternoon with tho playing Of
the challenge match for the cup between
Dwight Davis and J. p. Pnret. By far the
biggest crowd OF tho week was present and
the quality OF tho play was very much better
than In any of the earlsr matches. II was
Davs's first appearance since his trip abroad
and the critics were anxious To sec how his
play had been affected by his experience
with the Enelishmcn. He was visbly ner-
vous at fret and did not show his full strength
until toward the end Of the match Parct
showed the best play he has developed at
any time this seison but tue best he could
do was TO get the second set and force Davis
close in the first. The third and fourth sets
were both comparst lively easy for Davis
and his killing strokes were wonderful at
times
Parets service worried the big Harvard
man. and as 1t was kept almost cons family
on his weaker back k-hand side. Davis lost
many points by errors. for he refused to
shirk his work and kept steadily trying for
the most dl,icult aces Dsyiss vollcying
der was grand and no killed almost every
lob that Pare put up, except few tines
when the latter caught him too far forward and
lobbed over his head for clean aces. His
ground strokes were more severe and more
dangerously risky than ever before, but
his low volleyins was too slow and most Of
the timo defensive.
On tho whole, Davis made a favorable im-
preston and seems to have improved by
his visit abr DAD, He will play Tomorrow
at Longwood and will have 10 meet the strong
est players In the country this week, when
u better line can be had on his sklll. His
victory over Paret to-day gave him per-
msnent possession OF the Magnolia Chal
lenge cup. as it was his third successive win
for the trophy. Summary follows
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Champion Malcolm d. Whitman having be-,
come winner Of the second cup year ago.
was the trophy for which noarly nifty en-
snns eeey ths
players began their work with great, en-
tbs rss yee n
Clarence Hobart. who is IN 1ne shape for
the game this summer. met Leroy, the New
York interscholsstio champion in one Of the
ip winning, LEROY tried p pass Hobart At
meyer tried 70 !9S Hobart had great I, speed.
and smashing at tho net were terrific and
Leroy. did not have the strength 20 stand
yp before such playing, 4 3. Pier and Beals
stnts %a orGed Ss the play the the
start, getting his stroke down to the side
lines and scoring many placed shots Wright
he oould Soaver put up q stiff game against
latter won the nrst match. but was forced
to a deuce In the second and only won because
OF his greater experience. The summaries
Preliminary Round. D. Read defeated n. II.
schsurer -. as, 81; c; ~, Kendall drtr,td
g. 3 IGs Ksss. 81 S sMS - s'0B 3 diitSss Hague
s,4 s.,.:.4 Louis P,My; Rs,;,S -. - - D, Wilbur
Besls 9; Wright defeated 4. 8. Pier, -, 90 c-;i
r'', RGuSd e c2SI FSSs, GaS aMa affVS Sso. sSs@
s., "a; II. l. Foster d.f.sted a. q. Boydrn, s-,,
sS - = Essd tstss,ed 4. NJ n bSdSs, bS,Ss 81
80 "a; L n, Chase dsies.ea g Z Kendall s-i,
"a -, 90 % s. % %W.fiand i% dssstad Il T. O. HSn, Hs5,
H1,S0DS sa IL ~ 80 s Esi e d;,s:'s Me-. s.t.,,Ij
o. Mcs.,s,nt BY dsfau!r o. Deais defeated =. Wal
Second Rouni-warc defeated Heals 90. s-s.
%.
II was learned hero to-day on rood au-
thority that Malcolm ID. Whitman. tho cham
pion lawn tennis player OF America, will
practically retire from competition this
season, Whom he won tho championship
for tho third successive time al Newport
last August, whitman told a correspondent
OF The SuS that he thought be should give
UP the game, "a there was nothing loft for
him TO win. and he was tired OF the hard
work Of constant training Early this spring.
however. he was prevailed upon by his friends
to begin training again whom he heard that
another series of International natche3 was
to be held His ambition was 10 beat the
Doherty brothers. and he practised steadily
a! the spring for this purpose Whom II
was announced ten DAYS ago that tho nRlish-
men were not coming, the champions IN
tercst tagged, and he has now decided 20
retire from tho game. Ills brother IL tho
authority for tho statement that he will pro-
badly hot defend at Newport or at Long.
wood this week. Iie did not defend. II VIII
be remembered. either the Middle States
championship at Orange. or the Canadian
championship at Niagara-on-the-Ia lilo
held both OF these titles, and allowed them
to pass 70 tho challcngers, as well as the
New York state chan pionshlp. by default.
Whitman's Longwood friends are anxious
for him 10 defend his title here. and an Rt-
tempt was made to-day to get him 20 re-
consider his determination to retire. but IL
will probably be fruitless.