New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-25
DOHERTY AND CLOTHIER.
IN THE TENNIS FINALS.
Beats Carleton Easily
E. p. Larned Gets No Set.
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Newport R /. Aug 24-The two matches in the
seni-1nal round of the National Championship
tournament for the tennis honors of this country
were decidede to-day the Casino courts and
brought the doughty little British champion, Harry
L. Doherty, and the tall Harvard student, William
J Clothier, into the final The dangerous expert
from Great Britain had his opponent R. II.
Carleton. Of the Crescent Athletic Club, who fell
an easy victim TO the Britains skill at the score
of e. G-0,-6-o.
CIothier met the young Princeton champion. Ed
win P. Larned brother of the American champion,
in the featured contest OF the day 1t expected
that the Princetonian would be able to play his
adversary close match. and he did his best to
justify the apparent sympathy that the big crowd
in the stand and about the court bestowed him.
He not steady enough, however, and Clothier
| took the match in straight sets by the score of
! 60. S., @.
AS the time for the big match go APP
preached the sun, which had been vainly trying
10 break through the clouds really succeeded and
with its appearance the chances for getting
through the day without materially improved.
Larned chose to serve the opening game of the
match and Clothier went through him for a love
game. Clothier essayed the net at the outset and
was successful in the second, game of 80. Larned
unsteady and lost his service again in the
third. and again it was love game. 1t was all
Clothier, and the young Orange crack seem
ingy suffering from stage fright. Clothier won
the fourth at 80 only point earned. In the
fifth Clothier passed Larned on both sides and
won another love game. It sided and
his, Go First set by points:
" J. 1 clo5h5er 6 -2i,-S
LARNED's PLAY DEPRESSING.
Larneds play was depressing in the first set and
it hard to account for it except that he was
ratified. He made a better start in the second,
getting his first game Of the match. After Clother
had won the second game a. love, Larned won
the third placing beautifully and earning the win.
CIothier's unreliable service played havoc with
him in the fourth game. Twice he double faulted,
and Larned got the game at 10. The fifth was the
first deuce game of the match, Clothier getting
his stroke under control and winning after the first
call Clothier tied the set with the sixth game at
so Deuce was up three times in the seventh game,
and after the third call I4arned made two hair
raising shots and got game and the Lead Larned
broke through Clothier's serve in the eighth for
game at 80 and took the lead FIVE games to three.
C,lothier came down TO earth again IN the ninth,
and playing the net for all he was worth got the
game at love. When he annexed the tenth, an
other love game, with only on5 point earned, the
set was at deuce. Larned got the first vantage
game working It out eXcellently lobbing over
Clothiers head and driving over at the sides ior
earned aces Clother deuced the set again with
rbe twelfth at Is Clothier passed Larned on both
I,.pdz in the thirteenth. and off LarEeds service,
TOO and won the game at 30. Larned played weak
- IN The fourteenth driving high and out. Cloth!er,
winning the game at .. had the set, SIS Second
set by points;
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LARNED NEAR HIS FORM
7.rned nIaved near his form and class at the be-
5rrtne Of the third set and with fair pro
or+ior of earned shots. passing Clothier on the
bsckhand he won the first three games, the last
T,er one deuce Clothier the fourth at 10,
on noints on opponents errors. The fifth was
So times at deuce before Leonard nursed the
-,in+s IN an out and a pass, and led, four games
- one Clothier won his own service for another
I've game in the sixth Larned, after leading
a. love in the seventh game, began putting them
nm easy and playing right into Clothlers hahos
Tor loss of the game at 80. Clothier won his
ou,n service in the eighth, and the set was tied at
ALL The ninth was at deuce, and the only ra4iy
If the match preceded the altering OF the VIM
1oine shot by Clothier. Clothler won the teIltl
a. love and with il the set. O. and the match
80 SIS. 6-4 Third set by points;
W ] Gl2sslssr -. 81 3 ! s ! Il $50 -ss8
In the moan time H. L. Doherty and Carleton
ars il was soon brought 10 verdict. Doherty
Won in straight sets. To add 70 the American
IA sfortune. Carleton Went into this match with a
ha6-v spraned ankle, and his meagre chances Tor
oiIt in consequence. Clothier viii meet lloherty
in the inal tomorrow. when the bate Tor the
right of challenging ". \. LaTned' the champion
Will take place.
THE SUMMARY
The summary is as follows:
,,. crar,pionship singles (semi-hnal round)EIarry
7 f5fertv ENGLAND defeated r, H Carleton Crescent
1tb1etic club, Brooklyn. e. 60. 90 william )
Clother Harvard University ositIe E1"- = -44+i7-
|orsCfsrtCr rouncD-Colket defeatea HOS
k!ns 6-3 O.; Horton defeated Ett ~