New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-21
BOTH ENGLISHMEN WIN.
Visiting Tennis Players Continue to
Defeat american Opponents.
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Newport. r. l.. Aug. 2O.-Attention centred to-day
on the contests in the singles in the national lawn
tennis championship tournament. The little Eng
Iishman H. L. DOherty. and II. s Mahony re-
ceived the place of honor on the championship
court of the Casino grounds They attracted
numerous gallery despite the threatening weather
Doherty had a hard time with Stevens, for the
American kept him the run. 1t was exhausting
work for both men. because Of the heat and
humidity. The victory came to the Eughshman
in straight sets. by the score Of g. GO. GO
NIahony met C. H. Dering attache OF the
British Embassy, and won In three sets. -
81, ca
The interscholastic championship singles were
begun and in this portion Of the tournament Behr'
the Princeton representative. defeated Niles, OF
Harvard after a prolonged battle over the net. IN
which the score in two of the sets went to deuce.
Behr finally at Is, 6-3. Sc.
The H L. Doherty-stevens match was the first
to get a place on the grandstand court. 1t began
as expected with both men playing back court,
driving long and deep. The rallies were Ions
and slow.
AS long as Doherty content to stay back
and just drive, Stevens made good advance, but
with Doherty up covering the net the story was
different Doherty began getting the returns over
to Stevenss forehand with the result that the set
went to three all. Stevens got the lead again.
placing down his sides for repeated aces IN the
seventh.
Dobertys change to midcourt position in the
eighth led him to the win after one deuce in the
ninth off Stevens's service. Doherty won the
game at 30 and the lead. 5A He then won on
his own service for love game, in the tenth. and
had the set Ga. The first set by games:
Points Games
g /; P8s.rty g.::.s saStssss IS :
poherty began the second set by winning off
Stevenss service in the first. He won his own at
Is in the second and then Stevens playing deep for
the corners, got the third. working up from love
so Even at this style Of game there were some in
teresting periods and the veteran American gave
an excellent account of himself He worked
through even on Doherty's service In the fourth,
winning the game at 10 and teing the set at two
games all
Doherty then began to win off the reel Though
in each game Stevens gave him quite handful. he
ran the out with the fifth. sixth. seventh and
eighth in succession, the last only being at deuce
This gave Doherty the set. g.. The second set b.
points: ,.,~
4 5 l. R9hsrty .-...-,.....tt SIS :
In the third set it was pretty much Doherty all
the time. though Stevens stuck to his task with
rare persistence. Stevens got only two games-the
third. a love game. and the fifth. after one deuce
Doherty took the set e., and the match was his
in straight sets. Third set by points:
Points. Games
+ + 4 Ete Rshsrty, 81
The match which Mahony won from Dering was
filed with some brilliant rallies Inc veteran Eng
Iishman had flights of rare form in which he had
no difficulty in placing the ball safely in all parts
of the opposing court. Both men felt the humid
weather which was particularly severe on them
but Mahony managed to steady himself at the
critical points and take the match in straight sets
The score by points:
Fire. SET Points Games.
H H 8. B B:li8s Z ftssss5s33:95s,ss !
H s? S Maaony. ..........-.4 94s1E93d5 3
H. Is 8. Ma aSS1 ......-.....4 454+s SO s
IL G. Dering. .......,.....6 : . o . -"
The best of the matches scheduled for tomorrow
will bring two of the Americans together, William
J. CIothier meeting Holcombe Ward The sum
Mems championship singles third roundl-R G. seayer
defeated L. H. Wafdner default. II. l. Doherty De
feated Stevens, Cd. e, e., h : SIahollY
defeated H G, Dering, "a. 6.1 -; J. r. Paret De
Meland. 6-3. Sc. So; E P. Larned defeated H. T.
Bull jr &f 6-4 SO: a. Goldman defeated A c
Rlanding U-S Go, 6-1: II. f. Allen defeated Thomas
Ridgeway IS. G. 81; H Ward defeated J. G.
Fourth round0R C seaver defeated c. l. Donne.
Ell. 60 rs; r. II. Carleton defeated H. H. Whitman
6-3. 6-2 6--L ,
Interscholastic championship singles (rst rounc- r.
Behr Princeton Preparatory, defeated G. H Niles ar-
Preparatory, -, 6-3 SIS; NJ. L. Gtldermester,
Columbia Grammar School, q bye.