Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-08-25
TENNIS AT NEWPORT.
Close of National Tournament Under
Nearly Perfect Conditions.

Newport. r. l., Aug. 24.-The national
tennis tournament ended under nearly
perfect conditions. this morning. The sky
was cloudless, the air cool and still. while
the large and enthusiastic audience.
spurred the players to their best efforts.
There were not seats enough for all the
were scarcely half enough. Many stood
| throughout the match, though the more
| forehanded ones came early. not a few
| arriving more than an hour before play
| began. in order to get good position.
Neither Ward nor Clothier had ever got
as far as this in the tournament. but
| their play had been so good that there
was assurance that the winner would be
| lation was rife as to the outcome and
there were plenty of followers for both
men.
Clothiers supporters pointed with pride
to his brilliant victory over l-arned yes
terday. but those on the other side claim
ed that Ward knew just how to keep his
opponent off his game and gave his four
set victory at LOngwood as evidence.
1t was acknowledged on all sides that
both men had been playing better than at
any time. this season. or indeed in their
| whole careers. Some thought that Cloth
ier might go off form a little the re-
suit of the hard match with Iarned. but
this caused his followers no fear as his
condition has been wonderfully good and
he did not seem affected when he stopped
play, yesterday.
The first set went to 1913 before Ward
could pull it out Both ran in on the
service and 1T was very hard to dslodEe
them. as they played the cleverest game
at this position yet seen here: Ward was
the first to break through in the mint
game. but Clothier deuced the set in the
next. In the 18th. Ward got through
ed by double-fault, and then took his
own game for the set, Points:
Ward ......-I2 4a 46t 22t 1H 4H56-10
The second set was about as brilliant as
any seen here in recent years. Ward
with good ground stroke showed very
varied game. Ry dropping the ball close
over the net and playing it very close to
the lines. he succeeded in scoring many
places. while several earned points came
on short lobs Just over Clothier's head.
making up for his opponents greater
| reach. Ward got through the service in
the third game which went to deuce six
times, and held his advantage till Clothier
succeeded in pulling out the eighth. Ward
volleyinG just outside the court. Clothier
| fought gamcly after this hut Ward broke
again and placed for the third game at 80.
| Points:
| Clothier ..............42 211 47i 80
Ward took the third set and became
national champion without having lost n
single set during the whole tOurna amcnt.
During the last part of this set he was
| tiring badly hut stuck ITO his work man
IuiiS anu Eufitu IL out ny 'He nIuck1eSt
kind Of play. Ward first got the advan-
tage of breaking through service hut his
own serve now lacked some of the force
that 1t had before. and Clohier evened
matters at once. Clothier next got the ad-
vantage in the sixth game by beautiful
places. hut Ward took his turn at max
ing it even and won this point and Clio
thier was forced to play on the defensive.
After the score of five all he gave away
the odd game on a double fault and errors
This time. and once more when the game
meant set and match for Ward. he pulled
it back. Then the end came with Ward
goirg through for game after deuce
three times and then taking his own serve
and set. 9-7. Points:
Ward ..........145 OBJ 551 Al 427 4-52-a
Clothier ........413 AS 334 l6i 245 2-49-7
Leroy won the consolation by defeating
Summary:
Championship final round:
II. Ward beat w. ]. Clothier, 1913, Ga
81.
Challenge round:
II. Ward beat H. L. Doherty by default
Consolation final round:
Il. Leroy beat C.. f. Sands, Ga, GA.