The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21

II took a fast three-set match yesterday
20 win the finals in the tennis tournament
OF the wannamoisett Golf clubs open
events. The contest was played yester-
day in the afternoon. the scores being e-2
e-2 and Us. In taking the honors of the
tournament Jones attached TO himself the
solid silver three-handled cup. allowing
Gross the second prize. also silver cup.
II was a match that was we'll worth see
ing for both men played the best tennis
known TO them. each being, desirious OF
owning the first prize offered. Jones out
pointed Gross in the all round play. but
the younger man demonstrated time ana
again that he was no opponent TO be
despised.
Gross seemed 10 make a wonderful rally
in the third set. when he cut down the
Al lead OF Jones TO sail tie. The feat
won him the hearty applause OF all who
were following the game. During this
set both men were playing their best ten
mis- and every move was scientifically
correct.
The consultations are progressing spme-
what slowly, being down TO the third
round with a number more matches TO
be played before the finals are reached.
The match opened with plenty OF lively
tennis, both men working strongly and
many brisk rallies enlivening the contest.
with the ball passing back and forth
sometimes as many as eight or 10 times.
The nrst point OF the initial game went 10
Jones on a net by his opponent, but Gross
made no more errors. while Jones present
ed with a brace OF points on nets and the
result was that Gros- made the nrst game
his AT l5 After the first game Jones
started in 10 win. He took every game
from that point until the seventh. Jones
had little the better OF the argument
at placing and Gross errors exceeded his
by one. the difference lying In double
fault.
Jones won the first three games OF the
third and as II was destined 10 prove
the nnal set. The first was captured
chiefly on carefully placed drives. Tho
second required II points TO settle the
question. Gross out proving hostile 10 his
interests. At 10 the third went his way
also At this point Gross steadied. and.
placing with excellent judgment. pulled
out a game after Il had climbed to deuce,
It's successor became Jones' property at
30. Tho set at this stage was furnish
ing the best tennis OF the match. Both
men were hitting the ball hard. but at
the same time we're playing with great
care
That brought the score up 10 4-3. Jones
leading. Jones then took n game on a
trio OF werl- placed shots and an out. Here.
however. Gross gave another capital ex-
hibition OF his staying powers and pro-
ceeded TO play a stin uphill game to the
best advantage. That gave him the ninth
and tenth games, the first at 80. Jones
nets counting against him heavily In the
first and his outs proving equally costly
in the second Gross in this manner tied
the score At Ball.
Jones went into the game with more
energy than ever and placed. drove and
volleyed In great form. In the next two
games Gross made three outs and two
nets. which. with Jones only making one
each proved sufficiently expensive "a
sacrifice his chances OF prolongins the
match. Taking the l1th and 18th games
each at 15 Jones made the third set his
by the score OF 7-b. He won the match
6-2, So 7-5.