New-York tribune., 1902-08-20
DOHERTY BROTHERS WIN
DEFEAT COLLINS AND yvAIDNER IN ALL
COMERS' TENNIS AT NEWPORT
AMERICANS FAST START GIVES WAY TO
ENGLISH sTEADINEss-NO UPsETs
IN THE SINGLES.
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Casino courts The opening competition Tesui'eu
decisive victory for the Doherty brothers 'he
famous English pair. who won the great East YER
sls West match. after five of the fastest ana hI'at
botly contested sets that have been played In
any national series. The victory OF the Brl'ons
was due TO their steadiness throughout a long ana
tiresome competition
The Dohertys held the Eastern title by virtue OF
victory on the Longwood courts the first Week
Of their arrival in this country. The opposing par
were Kregh Collins and l. D. Naidner oil IN
cago who won the Western championship on 'he
courts of the Kenwood Country Club. These men
made the Brtons show their pluck for they played
all around the Englishmen in the first and thlrd
sets The Americans put the ball through the hhs
lishmen's courts faster pace than Nard ana
Davis had done in the interna tional matches. Inc
short cross court shots of Collins bothered the
Dohartys throughout the match and had the west
erners been able hold to the speed at whlch they
set there would have been another story 10 tell
The hve sets were played without p rest and this
is the first time such thing was ever done Had
the dav been warm. no American could have stooo
the strain. AS it was the playing OF hVe sets Win
any cessation was sort OF long distance I'll
for the EngIishmen. and they finished as they 90
on all such races which is with great stamina
awav in the lead The final score was %, b-5.
IS 6-3 G-3. The scheduled match for the ma
tional championship with the Dohertys as chaI-
iensers against Hocombe Ward and Dwight +
Davis has been postponed until Thursday.
The opening match was played under slightly un-
favorab Bile weathe4- conditions The sky was over
cast and the turf somewhat slippery. Inc 'Hreat-
ened rain kept away portion of the big crowd thaI
is usually on hand. Not seat was vacant on the
srandstand but the field was not so largely oc-
cupled as heretofore. In all about four thousand
persons were gathered about the court when the
play began.
BY that singular chance which noticeable IN
the international matches the service went to the
Americans at the start Collins led off on his side
Of the net but lost the first point by n faulty
smash Both teams closed in on the net at the
outset. and il appeared if that was TO be the
battle Good plays by both Collins and WaidneT
that nut the Dohertys on the defensive took the
first game for the Americans before the score had
gone deuce. The Britons then stood We'll back
in their territory tried bit of Iobbing- There
was sensational piece of this sort Of work for
the third point Of the second game. II was pretty
but the Britishers have not accustomed themselves
to such high deep lobs as the Americans and
lost the game two short lobs that Collins
smashed in his most effective style
II began be evident that Collins was TO prove
a great factor in the match. He got TO the net at
every OPPORTUNITY and from that position Of van
tage cross courted smashed the ball FOR the
point The steadiress Of Collins was most remark
able at this stage Of the contest Waidner was
/ nearly good his partner. but was not TO be
depended upon TO the extent. The relative
merits OF the TWO Americans were brought out well
in the third game. IN this the DoheTtys made
stand. and by fine racquet work at placing and
passing they managed 10 take this game, their
first after the points had three times gone TO
deuce. Waidner retted Z considerable number %
| balls in this game his attempts TO smash only
10 be supported well by Collins, who was alone re-
sponshIe for the prolongaton OF the game from
his side OF Collirss smashing in this game
was little short OF marvellous. and Il was evident
that his accuracy was source OF worry TO the
Englishnan. As II 10 even up matters. collins and
Waidner took the fourth game at love by changing
their attack and the speed. The Dohertys seemed
TO be thrown of their balance FOR a moment by
this and between them piled up lot OF errors. on
/ which the Americans scored.
The set was soon over despite the clever work on
both sides. II was case or Yankee speed and dash
combined with almost faultess placing against
the painstakng plodding Of the English experts
who as usual with them. slow in getting well
into the playing. and seemed to De devotng their
attention more fully feeling out their opponents
In this first set than TO winning. Only once in the
set did the points touch deuce and that alone is
: remarkable The point score follows:
FIRST SET
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With the beginning OF the second set It was
evident that the Dohertys intended to play Waid-
ner strongly and keep Collins out OF the game as
much as possible. They were unsuccessful IN their
attempt in the first game. which the Western
ulsvers took at IS. On the second the beautiful
accuracy of their work became more apparent
however Collins and Waidner LED the score at f.
love. Then the English players served up the
ball to Waidner in the most tempting manner. and
. took
in his attempts smash in the same way that
was so well done in the international match at
Bay Ridge.
The Dohertys began to increase their speed at
this point until all four men were engaged in hit
ting the ball with all the force they possessed
The rallies were hotly contested They were short
I and decisive. likewise and with the almost in
variable result that the Britons scored the point
The trick was usually worked by pass. and the
wonder OF II was they chose the centre Of the
court their passes r. +. Doherty especially
was able 10 InisIead Collins several times as 10
the direction the io-i would take, and caught the
Westerner in the front place on his court Inc
his place and passing shots when near the net
| The eighth game and. while the skill as
he was | abe 70 earn two Of the points in
! thIs manner. The Dohertys outplayed the Amer-
| the score one set all The point score follows
SECOND SET
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The third set was easily the best Of the competi-
tion and it was apparently felt by the spectators
and the & PaysT 5a3 not to % be ' the @ for al
! though Collins and Waidner won it after mos, most
and later faded from the match because of evident
fatigue which led to err eIgaG nc TetIfs ret IN @ fts dis s
finctness He not only covered his own territory
! forca Of pIay The Dohertys could not get chance
! 10 return the many short cross court Sinasiies
ken eve for direction and in this set was so uni
forIny good that the Doherys were on the deIenSTe
| tLroIIg3ollt when il finished, there were
many ready to predict that the Englishmen oeleat
III This was not to be looked for as the Dohertys
he'd TO their steady game even IN the lace oI I
| Extraordinary work. In the last two games OF tle
| set theV called a halt the running in tactics OF
the Americans Dy the use Of some well played ioos'
In botn Of these games the points touched . deuGe,
and in both Collins won by the use OF a t3rciTg M
! England which caused him to make faulty returns
The point score Of the get follows;