The Washington times., 1902-08-08
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sets on both courts gave them a chill
and their hearts sank into their very
shoes when Whitman was beaten 6-1 by
PIN and Larned lost his first set to
Doherty by 6-3
Whitman was nettled at his set back
and he went into the next with blood in
Eis eye. The eX-champion rounded cut n
most impressive love set by not allow
ing him to reach deuce once in all OF
the six games, and the latter made just
ten aces in the set.
With LarneG il did not fare so well.
poherty had in proved marvelously over
Light. The dry court and the sunshine
seemed to bring back much of his latent
skill and he played with more confidence
ard far create speed.
With two sets TO love against him.
poherty played as coolly as II the match
vas just beginning. and ultimately won
the match. In the afternoon hostilities
were resumed and soon the barometer OF
American hopes began to rise. Larned
had fully recovered his form ard against
Fin he played even more brilliantly
than in his first two sets against Do
hCrty.
PIN Had No Chance.
Larned was brimful OF confidence. and
he forced the play from the start to the
finish, seldom allowing PIN to take the
bit in his teeth at all. In this respect
he played a better match against the
Irishman than had Whitman.
Three straight sets went to the Amer
lean and only once in that time, at the
start of the second set, did the for
eigner have any lead at all, and that did
Iict last long.
Tho Doharty match tho
feature of the day, and, in fact. the best
feature of the singles in this tourna
ment. 1, started very tamely. and in
the first set 1t looked like the start OF
the Larned- DoLerty match In which the
foreigner could not seem to solve the
tactics OF the American and could not
get himself wound up to bis full play
ing skill.
In the second set Doherty forced the
play little more and secured the lead
at 5-4. When the pinch came Whitman
was right or deck. as he always has
been. and pulled out the set. to the in
tense relief of the crowd
For the first and only time in the
tournament did Doherty look anxious
when Whitman had him two sets to love
and Az. Doherty showed touch of
brilliant play then and made good eff
fort to pull out, but he was not good
enough and the American held him safe
to the end, winning out by Ga in the
last set.
1t is many long day since the in
vincible K. F. Doherty has been beaten
in straight sets. and it was a bitter pill
to swallow. Only three weeks ago he
beat Burke. the professional lawn ten
mis- champion OF the world, in straight
sets a. Paris,
The Englishmen took their defeat like
good sportsmen, and there were few ex-
cuses made.
Whitman certainly played a great
game" was all one could get out of
Captain Collins. or Doherty. but their
manner showed their disappointment.
The summary of the singles show that
PIN was clearly outclassed by both
Americans. The visitors still have high
hopes for the doubles. but If the form
of Davis and Ward In practice this
afternoon is any criterion they will find
that harder row to hoe than even the
singles.
The American champions came out
late this afternoon and played two fast
sets with the Wrenn brothers, beating
them by Ga. 62. Davis was in simply
grand form and Ward hit the balls
faster than ever.
Sum hyy Dou-lc