Evening star., 1902-08-25
Doherty Defeats Ware in
Three Sets.
FINALS T0M0RROW W
GREAT INTEREST IN THE WHIT
MAN GAME
One of the Dohertys Expected to De-
fault in the
Finals.

NEWPORT. r. l.. August 25.-Malcolm
ID. Whitman OF Boston. the American cham
pion of 1888 and 1899 and 1900. will meet
one of the Doherty brothers, probably the
younger one, H. L. Doherty, tomorrow in
the finals of the championship tennis tour
nament. The Dohertys could play together,
but 1t Is their practice not to do so, hence
it is believed that will default. and
while it was thought early today today that
r. F. Doherty, having game today,
would be the one left for tomorrow's game,
the fact that II. l.. Doherty beat Ware this
morning, without exhausting himself rather
changed the general opinion, that this
afternoon 1t seemed to be accepted he would
battle with Whitman.
Both Whitman and the little English
player won their contests today, H. l..
Doherty having beat l.. E. Ware with
greatest ease, while Whitman had a hard
struggle to dispose of r. P. Huntington.
Weather Was Perfect.
NEWPORT. R. l.. August 25.-The fine
weather of last week, which enabled the
national lawn tennis championship tourna-
nlent to continue through five rounds with
out a single match being postponed, con-
tinued today, and again the thousands of
enthusiastic followers Of the game focked
The featured match of the day was be-
tween the younger of the English pair, H.
l.. Doherty. and L. E. Ware of Boston.
The match between NJ. D. Whitman, a
former champion, and r. P. Huntington of
New York attracted but little attention, the
chances being considered as strong in Whit
mans favor.
There is a general impression that the
younger Doherty will withdraw after to-
days match and allow his brother the op-
portunity of meeting Whitman in the finals
tomorrow.
rumor was current that in case Whit
man won the finals from either of the Do
hertys tomorrow the tournament might end
without the challenge match being played
Whitman Gefaulting and allowing W. A
Larned 10 retain his title uncontested.
At any rate Il Is generally conceded that
the most important match of the tourna-
ment will come tomorrow and there seems
I" he considerable confidence in Whitman's
ability 10 cut short the career of the En-
gishmen toward another championship.
The -Doherty Match.
In the Ware-H. L. Doherty match the
first point went to the Englishman on a
hne cross-court place shot, but Ware du-
piicated 1t Immediately after and obtained
an advantage on a double fault by Doh
erty.
The game went TO deuce after Ware was
within d point of winning, and then the
Englishman took it.
Ware Won on his service and also won
on Doherty's giving him the lead two
games 10 Ole Both varied their game from
base line to net. but each PLAYED carefully
Inc loss OF his service seemed to put
boherty on his mettle, for he began to
smash fIerceiy a the net and scored repeat
edIy until he had turned the tables and had
Ihe advantage, ) games TO 2. Ware
Won tne sixth and the score was even. The
E"gAShmaH seemed to gain in speed as the
ime went on and fairly smothered Ware
Ms net game being particularly strong
Soon the games were > to 3 in his favor
bcI Heie Ware rallied and WON the ninth
Oh poherty's service and the tenth on his
own, making the games Jail. A close line
decision in favor of DOherty gave him the
e.eFenth game. but Ware took the next, and
the games Were even again. Ware made
another fire rally in the thirteenth, and
again IN the fourteenth winning the latter
And making the games 7-alI. But the set
Went 10 Doherty, games to {.
Points of the Set
The points on the first set were as fol-
lows:
H. L. Doherty-
81 i41443 O41454 4-50-9
L. L. Ware
34I2O O41O54 427O 2+47
Doherty started the second set strong
keeping the advantage and winning tha
third game after Ware was within one
POM OF II. Ware seemed unable to play
ether at the net or base line. while the
tAsiishmans game was the strongest seen
or the courts
Ware Won she second game and tbap ny,
erty ran ii out 6-l.
The points on the second set were:
III. L. DOherty....... ! 4 x 4o9-t;
L. f, Ware. 3 . , o15I
Doherty seemed to fall off a trife at the
beginning of the third set and lost the first
ana fourth had Pr in
tn| ffth his speed came back and again
are seemed a puppet in his hands Dou-
erty Won two games entirely on place shots
At the net, darling across from one side to
the other Such tennis has not been seen
IL Newport in long time.
are never seemed to have a chance
eltNer IN the second or third set
he points in the third set were as fol-
lows:
II l. Doherty--... 24s14444 42o-G
L. T. Ware. ........ 1 . 90 1-l6-o
Whitman Huntington Match.
The match between Whitman and r. p.
Huntington proved even more interesting
than the Doherty-Ware contest Before
hItman could settle down in the first set
Huntington had obtained a lead which the
ex-champioU could not overcome Hunting
ton won, los. The players then moved to
tae championship court. where Doherty and
Ware had played, and there Whitman
braced up and took the next three sets
Summary:
Doherty beat l.. e. Ware, o., 6-1, c.
Semi-hnaIs-M- d. Whitman beat r. P
Huntington, s-10. g., 6-1, CO.
FINALS IN ROGUE TODAY.