New-York tribune., 1902-08-26
GOOD TENNIS AT NEWPORT
H L. DOHERTY WINS THREE STRAIGHT
SETS FROM WARE-WHITMAN De
FEATS HUNTINGTON
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Newport, r. l.. Aug. 25.-Another victory was
added to-day to the unbroken record of the famous
English lawn tennis players. II. L. Doherty the
champion OF England won in three straight sets
from the old time Harvard player. Leo f. Ware.
The result brings the Dohertys opposite each other
In the semi-fnal round, and it is expected that r.
F. Doherty will default u H. L. Doherty. on the
American side Malcolm D. Whitman defeated the
veteran Robert P. Huntington. after losing the
first The result of this match gives Whitman
place in the finals He will be opposed by
OF the Dohertys. who are brought together in the
semi-lnais. 1t is known, however. that one OF the
brothers will default to the other. but which will
be left play against Whitman is not yet known.
and probably will not be known until tomorrow
morning when the game against Whitman is called.
This Will be the final match TO determine the
winner OF the all comers tournament, either Whit
a Doherty. If Doherty wins he will chal-
lenge ". A. Larned for the championship. and an
interesting match will be played Wednesday for
the national cham pionship honors. II. however.
Whitman wins tomorrow he Will default TO
Larned, and leave him in undsputed possession of
the championship This has been understood to be
Whitman's intention. He entered the tournament
defend the all comers from the Eng!ishmen. and
with intention of playing again for the cham
ponship.
Despite this early decision on the part OF Whit
man. II is not popular one. and every effort is
being made to force him to compete in the cham
pionship match. not TO rob the tennis season
OF one OF its choicest bits OF play.
For the first time in he tournament the big
match late in going the court. and Whit
man and Huntington were well on their way to
finish before Ware and Doherty got over the net
ting tossed for choice and began warming up
Ware elected TO select court and Doherty took the
Doherty being just bit unsteady on his service
smash of lob and Wares net. Ware played the
SeTbd b ennjs in he fhird GAM sas marniacent and
Ware pretty effectually stopped Dohertys attempt
his service and won game at 90 po6eTty rea
hsdueR n vc and ns he set at
net in the nth and the way he used the Ameri-
can short angle shot was "a ca9ton He the
but he then let up hitting them soft and the Eng
Wares service ware put some strength into it in
the ninth and m on When Ware won 6
tenth. playing simply grand tennis. the set went
have 10 had his 9ae shg cost Ware the
game: He forced it back to games all, with the
Doherty WAS twice within a point of the set in
Ware making a gallant Stand and winning after
the third call Of deuce. II was case Of own ser
constant effort Of each 20 break through the
and won
FIRST SET
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Ware began the second set by hitting them softly.
He won his own service in the second game at 30
In the ts h bSy srs eu had m the h4eas as ana
vice. His Stacking up was fatal. and ne lost the
giving Doherty lead, 81 Doherty, though un;;
steady his service got the fifth after deuce. and
Doherty Killed Beautifully the seventh. winning
game at love and the set, 6-1
SECOND SET
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With two sets to his credit. Doherty. in a
ing nothing could
unless Ware would put some force into play. His
fGle England up to the beginning of the third He killed
them very easily and it was as b Sa15 snf that
when he used it, did not follow it up. Down to the
third 10 of the the Sc, fourth br"ke
service and won the lead 2al Ware did NJ, them
service for the first time in 'd many y
the fifth to love win. He smashed everything in
the sixth. another love game: and then took
sPsnd fhs Sfveaah sarn"g h u pont afier point
OFF the easiest kind Of 5 nd IN be the mssb eghh
win in straight sets.
Third set
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Umpire-Fred s. Mansfield
With the Doherty- Ware match out of the way. at
tenton was turned to the whitman Huntington
1t transferred to the grandstand court and It
sbat ss he seore was set ALL whitman having
the first, 1o-s and won the second, e. The vet
tennis in the first set, and it was big feather in
his cap win such set as the first from whit
-, a. -. =,
whitman had been very erratic in the first but ne
got down nearer earth and in the second hit
harder and with more effect. Huntington gave the
former champion lot Of trouble and: though
whitman began to gather the games in the third
set he had hard work doing It. The games were
deuce affairs the first being at the call twice, the
second three times the third once and the fourth
once In the fourth Whitman pulled up from love
| 40 and on five successive places the game. he
got the fifth 80. The sixth went to deuce. and;
after the call Huntington gathered the points and
saved himself being up against love Sc w hltman
won the seventh and the set was his 6-I
confidence the first after the second deuce
Huntington got the second at 80. Whitman began
climbing and game after game fell to his share
until he led Al. when Huntington stopped him
With a love game IN the sixth. The tennis to this
noint was very dull. Whitman won the seventh.
Ma wing very steadily and when the eighth fell 10
his share he got the set, 60. The summary:
National championship singles tffth round)-R F. Do
berty beat 1. Z. Ware. %. 6-1 6-2 .
SeIni-fnai rould-M. d Whitman beat r. p Hunting
ton. I0-S 6-1. 6-2.
AN ORDER FROM PEW NO. 21.