The Washington times., 1902-08-15
DOUBLES WON BY
DOHERTY BROTHERS

the points of the seventh game. which
he took at 10. He was again playing IN
his old-time brilliant fashion. He took
the eighth and ninth games by cross
counting and smashing the ball for love
scores.
THIRD sET.
Points Canes
". T. Earned 444204i4 80 !
DIR. J. PIN. 221f46 900
Previous to the Larned-Pim match.
two exhibition sets were played between
X. F. Doherty and Malcolm ID. Whitman.
Each won set az 6-3.
ESgiishman in Better Form.
The EngIishman began the service and
by his lengthy place shots took the
opening game at love. He was in much
better stroke than the unbeaten Ameri-
can ex-champion. who lost the second
game OF the set on outs and nets. Whit
man brsced up on the next game, and by
working his passes along the side lines
took the game at 10.
To the surprise of the big gallery
present Whitman was being outpiayed
and outmaneuvered by Doherty. who ex-
h,bited remarkable steadiness in the
playing of all ,of his strokes. When the
Brton got in his forceful drives down
the lines OF Whitman's court the Ameri-
can could do nothing TO stop him, and
again the Englishman took >the fourth
and fifth games, the last being by love
score.
Poor judgment as to speed appeared to
be the great fault of the American. He
sent the bail out of court or into the
net with great frequency and thus lost
the points on his errors. The rallies.
which had been sharp, were exception
ally good in the sixth game. Whitman
played his ground strokes TO perfection
with an occasional smash. and finally
took the game after deuce had twice
been called.
Used Smash Successfully.
Several times in this game the Eng
lishman tried to smash in the American
fashion. He had been praeticing this
stroke. and every time he tried it
against Whitman he scored. BY cool
judgment in the playing of his shots and
the accuracy of his work Doherty cap
tured the seventh, eighth, and ninth
games by easy scores and the set at 6-3.
The score:
FIRST SET
Points Games-
f. F. Doherty... i41444444 43s g
" d. Whitman. % 10G62 1-I6
SECOND SET.
NJ d. Whitman. 1 44424 42s
r. F. Doherty.. 440224II1 8
Umpire-Iotn T. Jerry. IT,
The fact that Larned played through
the entire tournament was unusual. He
captured the title and trophy here last
year. and under the conditions was only
called upon to play the final match in
defence of his prize. The presence of
the English trio made 1t advisable for
the American champion to go through
from the opening round. especially as
he was IN need of hard tournament play
to get him in form for Newport.
Would Have Been Defeated.
Had Larned been opposed By either Of
the Dohertys in the final match here the
general opinion is that he would have
been defeated However that may be.
it is certain that DR.. PIN did not COM
pei Larned to exert himself.
Only at periods was the American
forced to play the best tennis that he
knew, and on these occasions he in
variably responded TO the call. DR..
PIN was very slow. He seemed to de-
pend entirely upon his strokes, and
often these were little short of mar
yelous. especially his backhand drives.
He was not good enough to win on
strokes alone, and Larned took the
trophy again by a straight victory.