The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-26
CHRISTMAS SPORT IN TOWN.
FAIRS BEATS STANDING IN A GOOD
bout At COURT TENNIS.
Wins In straight sets After Conceding Odds
Of Half.Ftfteen and One BisQue-Big
Crowd 10 watch the Match at the
New York Racquet and Tennis Club.


A match at court tennis between Cecil
Fairs. better known as Punch" Fairs OF the
Princess Club. London, and George Standing
OF the home club WAS the Christmas after
noon attraction al the New York Racquet
and Tennis Club Both are noted professional
wielders OF the racquets. the first a champion
M court tennis and the latter at racquets
and they put up brisk and -klful exhibition
The match was the best two out OF three
eight-game sets. In stead Of the usual three
out OF five. Fairs. who gave odds of half
fifteen and one bisque. won In straig ht sets.
sto and to 7. although Standing. who had
not played a court tenni. match in years,
made u better showing than had been ex-
pected
Many prominent in outdoor sports at the
country clubs. who would have been on the
links or on horseback but for the stormy
weather. helped to swell the gathering to zee
the match. so that the space back OF the
grill was crowded and the overflow filed
the side gallery. Some who looked on were
r. n. Williams W, Allston Flagg. Robert
Bacon. Alexander Morton. NJ F. Barber.
Payne Whitney. l. E. McKeever, Dean Miller.
George l. Scott. Forbes Morgan, Alonzo
Potter, Frederick Swift. J. l.. Hoffman. L.
Mc,re"ry. Austin jay. o. Hartman. Jr..
e. Lawrence Perkins. " Dinsm ore. O. Camp
bell. ! J. Pope. ] wnsend. J. r. Steers,
sherman Day and Lawrence Waterbury.
Mortimer :. Patton was the referee In
the 'rst set Standing took his bsqup on tho
third ranl". to win n hazard side chase. but
IN spite OF this Fairs won this game and. az
he had won the first and second md also took
the fourth. he seemed ~ this iuncturp to he
having an easy thing Of it. Bur then stand
ing warmed up and took four games. making
them four all Two games for Fairs mada
II six 20 four tor tho visitor Standing won
the eleventh game. but Fairs took the
twelfth. IN" thirteenth fell to Standing.
making the tally ssven TO siN and Fairs
then won the eighth and the set
Standing TOOK the first two games Of the
second act, alternating wins following IN the
next six, making the score five 10 three IN
favor Of the home player. Two straight for
Punch now eyened the score. when stand
ing warmed the hearts OF his supporters by
vnHing IA" eleventh game Fairs again
Won two in succession, but Standing took tho
fourteenth and had the score seven all Then
in III" fastest game of ALL Fairs took the ff-
teenth and won the set and the match, by
why didn't you claim your bisdue?" asked
mlrk"r. as standing left the court.
STANDING looked Decidedly on, ' Of nep hnn amp
With ~" aid of the bisque some thought that
standing might have won the second set
His perform zee on the whole was n satis
factory init tive to TIE game. for although
n llttle weak ~ service he made some splendid
returns, - owing the quiCknpss brought from
thc racquet court, aud often stopping Fairs's
forces vii" much accuracy. Fairs gsv, TIE
best "X ili'ion he has - own in any of lis
American matches, II drop service AZ times
proving very pulling to Standing, | il half-
volleys and vollcys were also very accurate
and many returns and s,ne very short chases
were OF the d. z7ling order
The two Will meet again on sunday at the
Tuxedo club. when Fairs will give to stand
ilg odds OF fifteen for one tisque. On Satt r.
day NJ Tuxedo Standing will play q match
al rdcquets with Moore. the Tuxedo pro-
fcssional T." visit of Fairs has incie sod
the interest IN court tennis and there will
be many mat at this IA me and at ra cquet-
Wit in the next two n'onths in the courts
OF p iladelphia and Boston and at the New
York Racquet and Tennis Club The inter
city doubles and tho racquet Championship
are both scheduled for New York and on
Jan, and 10 there will be some INTEREST," ing
mat ches al Detroit, to open the new courts
OF the Detroit Racquet and Tennis Club.
\ match Is on for the first day bet wecn Stand
inc and Harry Boakes. the veteran ra cquet
po 'cssional of the Ciicaso A. A.. and they
wiz also meet in doubles each to Ia We as
partner an amateur from II homo club.