The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-11

H. j. Holt OF the Longwood Cricket
.iub. Brookline. Mass, again won the
Agawam Hunt open tennis singles tour
nament. In the finals yesterday he de-
feated f. Tudor Gross OF the Wannamoi-
se;t Golf club the runner-up by the
score OF Ca, Cd. 6-1. Last year Mr. lIolts
opponent in the finals was ]. o. Ames
OF the Agawam Hunt club. That was a
four-set match.
Howard D. Wilcox. for a number OF
seasons holder. with Gross. OF the state
championship in doubles, won the con-
solations yesterday, defeating F. Il. How
land.
The Holt-Gross match gave proof of
the value OF a distinctive and effective
service when brought into competition
with a player of almost equal capabiii-
ties in other respects
on placed shots, by which earned points
were won, Gross was the superior Dur
ing most OF the match, however, Holt
was slightly the steadier. But it was
Iiolts service that turned the scale and
gave the Longwood man the victory.
Gross had the service and Holt lobbed
just past the base line for an out on the
initial point. The next he won by a
well-paced drive, but sacrificed the last
two points on an out and net after the
score stood &-all. Gross taking the first
game. At 20 Holt won the next. Gross
making cox,ly outs An ace on his SER
vice helped Gross in the third game, Sut
he threw away his chances on drives
that faftah n rlaar the making "a
number OF such shots from back at the
base line the Longwood man breaking
through Gross service for the win. He
took the next game at 80 Gross at this
point was far too wild for his own inter-
ests. often either driving out or hammer
ing the net. The local player failed to
steady in the fifth and presented his op-
ponent with the game on a procession Of
errors that were ineXcusaDle. winding
up with a double fault.
The score OF the first set by points was
as follows:
Holt ....... 2464 as - 4-aS-6
Gross .... 4 2 2 / s 2-3i--i
In the second set the points stood as
follows:
Holt ...... o 3 2 . 5 $3.50
Gross - . "a l-2q-4
The points in the third set went as fol-
lows:
Holt .........,....,. G 4 s 4-3l-s
Gross ............... 4 o o 1-l5-l
The consultations finals between Howard
y. Wilcox and r H. Howland were going
on at the same time as the finals In the
main event In certain respects the con
solations match was decidedly unusual.
The players seemed 10 frequently miss
comparatively easy shots, and then both
men would strive strenuously for the
points and achieve almost impossible
things. A series OF love games would he
followed by several that would run up
TO deuce and see-saw there for number
Of times Wilcox won the first set. 81.
by a handsome margin. allowing his op-
ponent 60 get but two games in tho sec
ond set Wilcox turned the tables I'm the
third. and took the fourth set also Wilcox
won tho finals Of the consultations, 6-l. rs.
81 6-l
The summary:
FINAL ROUND.
II J. Holt beat r. r. Gross. ga. So. 6-1
Consultations:
FINAL ROUND.
n. n. Wilcox beat F. H. Howland. 81,
rs. 81, 6-l.
To n. j. Holt the winner OF the tour
nament is awarded handsome two
handled silver loving cup on high silver
standard elaborately chased. + Tudor
Gross becomes the possessor OF a three
handled silver loving cup. the runner-up
prize. Howard II. Wilcox wins silver