New-York tribune., 1901-08-15
LAWN TENNIS.
DAVIS AND WARD SUCCESSFULLY DE-
FEND THE CHAMPIONSHIP
IN DOUJBLES
. IN DOUBLES.
IBx TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Newport, r. l., Aug. 1.-THE second days play
in the national championship lawn tennis tourna-
ment at the Casino here furnished surprise in the
easy victory of the champions in doubles Davis
and Ward in the challenge match for the cham
pionship. They were expected to win. the odds be-
ing 10 to In their favor before the match but not
by such an easy margin they did finally capture
the victory. The general impression was that Ware
and Wright were strong enough to give them
close match, and many bet on the challengers 10
win, but the latter were kept on the defensive al
most throughout the match, and did not even get
a set.
A large crowd had assembled when the players
went the court at Il o'clock for the biggest
doubles match of the season. and every
on tpoe with excitement TO the two-year cham
pions after their from their trip abroad 1t
was generally rumored about the grounds that
Davis had gone back in his play and that he might
be cxpe ted to break down under the attack of his
opponents Those who expected the big Harvard
champion to show poor form, however. were dis
appointed, for he was never better Except per-
haps, for a short period in the first set, when his
smashing was a bit wild, Davis the most dan
gerous man on the court and made many sensa-
tiona kills from difficult positions. The challengers
started in with the first set lob persistently in
the hope of firing their opponents. They some
times in under their lobs to volley the smashes
of their opponents. but Davis and Ward generally
killed the ball by voIleying it down between them
After losing the first game, with Wright serving.
the champions five straight games and had the
well in hand taking it 6-3. after losing the
seventh and eighth games
In the second set it seemed though the chal-
lengers might still make d close fight of it. They
got a lead OF - but then the champions ran three
score at all and long struggle for the set fol
game having the service in their favor and each
time the score went back deuce until the scorer
ealled Eight games to seven; Ward and Davis
esd % Then Thea the champions pulled H9
last game and the set by 81
wb WaTd snr ana oS RSy b TS & al rath
easily. and then the champions followed up this
advantage by winning the next two in quick sue
through with streak OF brtlIiancy in tbs, fourth
sdit out ang CnaIbnStIS t r0IG ho1 S{oP P Iie nd
Ward quickly ran off the next three games taking
cbampionshp ot America for, the third successive
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in competition for twelve seasons The detailed
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FIRST SET
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SECOND SET.
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THIRD SET.
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In the mean time all Of the other courts were
hned with matches in the championship singles.
On the court IN front o. the theatre Larned and
Alexander were having their match. but T. proved
TO be much more one sided than had been ex-
Princetonian, and won in straight sets
Paret found Read more diffcult proposition
ret against the clever passing OF the old Harvard
man, and the match was confined largely 10 hard
any other OF the day After having lead OF 50
the New-Y Yorker lost the irst by 80. and
Reads streak lasted long enough 20 give him %
IN the second sci Then Parer started In to pull
out the match. and won the second set by s3.
pulled out from 35 10 s onIv = snai ioss fb
set by q. The last set was for Parct s-L
TOMORROW morning the championship court Will
be given over 10 the hrst round match between
Davis and Ward. postponed from to-day
engaged An exciting match is looked for. The
days summary follows:
CHAMPIONSHIP DoURLrs
mo4ers seat i.soaart Z ware and feai, = wight
ChaienEersl 6-S. @--T f-l
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
Ct 6-i. + tyery See, 'fa' No. ta''sS so
"a 81 5sfa FsaR'5a s.Jsa osa ., Z E'TEs9s %r2a -
a rI,lJ. L'Tnr{ erat r a,lesanfer q %
2 P. Larncd beat Z McFsnroe hy default. r. d
Kart 5ItT 1ssi fca = u APSrl24 Mn1q G Go % ci
esra, plotsisT s..i bea' A5fIst R Sn4m2n "a GI
heat r P.crs5n G~i 90 l. 10 F1res, tc,f -, ~
fal%T''saa faS 20 ~ dSf'4' Clarence Hobart beat
INTERscHoLAsTIc CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
FTs, g.agf p }, Iarned drneetorJ heat II % MI
It is reported here tonight among the players
b f r arGsau"n 81 2IncI.ca9 Ia "n tennis PLAYERS
pccted al Grst Resides Davis and Ward p,bose in
tention 70 try again for the English championship
IN doubles at Wimbledon next spring has already
been announced. LarnCd and Hobart have both
singles anyway. II not the doubles and the fever
ing also az irving for the English doubles and
Wright and Larne1 both trying 10 arrange mat
ters so they can enter The single at WimbleGon
with such a delegation as his at Wimbie5on neri
June, many believe that the English championships
would not be out Of reach.