The sun., 1901-08-08
UPSETS AT SOUTHAMPTON.
CLOSE PLAY FOR LONG ISLAND
CHAMPIONSHIP.

Ford Huntington Defeats Robert Le ney
and Richard Stevens Wins tho ODD -
From Childs --Ciothler Presses Chamr
pion whitman Hard In Exhibitisu MsasA
SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. The nrst round
OF the mems singles In the Long Island
championship lawn tennis tournamcnt was
completed this afternoon ON the courts
OF the Meadow Club. Ford Huntington.
the old-time Yale player and Richard
Stevens, the expert Of the base-line game
won matches which were regarded ss up
sets. An additional feature Of the days
sport was an exhibition match betwcca
Malcolm D. Whitman. the giant Harvard
student who holds the national champion
ship title, and young William ]. Qothier.
tho Philadelphia crack. who has twice
won the championship Of Pennsylvania.
Clothior easily surpassed all his former
efforts on the courts and gave Whitman
hard battle through three very speedy
sets. This last match was played before
large gallery Of spectators. who crowded
the west porch Of the clubhouse in the after
noon and enthusiastically cheered the ex-
cellent work Of both men. Ford Hunting
ton. Richard Stevens. W. J. Clothier, c. F.
Watson. Jr.. the Orange Club player; Z. P.
LArned. the Princeton champion: Stewart
Waller Of Harvard. and local title holder;
Guy Phelps Dodge and William A. Larned
have now won their second round places
and will play tomorrow for the semi
finals.
In the regular matches which were played
to-day Ford Huntington surprised his
most ardent admirers by his aggressive
ness and speed. He was not believed to
outclass the Columbia interscholastic cham
pion. Robert lie Roy. but he overcams
the latter despite the youngsters splendid
showing OF nerve ard ability. Hunting
ton put great deal OF ginger into his play
and his service, although straight and
direct. had a force which made II difficult
for lie Roy to handle with any certainty.
The Columbia youngster was not to be
outdone. however, and he cross-courted
and smashed the ball vigorously Hunt
ington finally won the set at Ga, and then
the second set and most interesting OF the
contest was started. II was played at
top speed by both men, who each won
their service games up to all. Then by
his opponents winning streak on the next
game and got the set. "a. Leroy had
com mpletely exhausted himself by his speedy
work and hld shot his bolt, so that Hunting
ton had bus little difficulty in taking the
third set al 90.
The noted base line player, Stevens
caused the downfall Of the Yale champion.
c. l.. Childs, after the latter had own the
first set. At the beginning Of this match
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was especially clever in his overhead strokes
and by smashing close to the net, where
Stevens could not get in to make returns,
he took the set in 83.
In the following set the Yale champion
slowed down and Stevens worked his pass
ing stroke SO effectively that he got the set
at 8--3, Childs endeavored to resume his
rapid-fre methods in the third and decid-
ing set. but Stevens had the courts guaged
TO deadly accuracy and by cutting the
right and left corners with his long drives
kept Childs on the run until he was so ex-
hausted that he was unable to keep the
speedy pace. Stevens made few errors
in the last set and earned nearly every point
on a pass.
National Champion Malcolm d. Whit
man did not appear. to advantage In his
match with William j. Clothier Through
out the match he found great difficulty in
passing his young adversary. Ciothier
dlSpayeu eNceuent FORM ana was especially
careful and accurate. He compelled Whit
man to work hard for every point.
The opening set was prolonged through
twelve games both players volleying
fast at the net and scoring on place shots
and smashes. Whitman finally won at
rs. Then Clothier rallied and reached
the top Of his game. He shot the ball
through Whitman's court repeatedly for
pass. He blocked Whitman's returns
and cross-courted so cleverly that the
champion was clearly outplayed, and
the set went to Clothier at 8-4
Again. in the third set, the Pennsylvania
champion forced Whitman into difficult
ties and the games ran even until the rcfe-
rec had called Sail Whitman's steadi-
ness which always stands by him at critical
moments, proved too much for his active
opponent and Whitman won the set and
contest at rs.
Heavy rain in the morning delayed the
tournament. hut a new schedule Rad been
arranged by the committee and the events
will now be pushed through to a rapid con-
chIsion Summaries;
Mems Championship Singles First round Rich
ard stevens IIoboken defeated c. L. Chllds. Boston,
! o. s. & =; c. 2. Watson, Jr. Orange. defeated
c. T. Richards New York by default Ford Hunting
ton New York defeated Robert Leroy, New York,
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