The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-22
RACQUETS OR TWO CITIES.
ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA AND
NEW YORK MATCH UNDER WAY.
Honors Even In the Opening Contests
Sands and Waterbury Win Outline
Favorites, whitney and Barger. Sue
cumb to the Visitors, Cassatt and Brook

! Racquet players representing fhlhucl-
! phia and New York split games yesterday
! In the first half OF the NTH annual home and
home match series. in which tho home players
! hold tho lead by three years of victory TO one
| OF defeat The play was at the Racquet and
! Tennis Club. In tho first match Charles 4.
! Sands and l.. Waterbury beat the Phla-
! delphans. Hugh Scott and j. p. Gregg. In
| four straight. by iS-s. l0-io. i5-i2 and
| i5-l2 a repetition Of the way the same pair
| beat George McFadden and Willard Spencer
| asst year There was more desperate play
in the second contest. In which the Phla-
dolphiAns. George Brook and Il. X. Cassatt.
/ turned the tables on Payne Whitney, the
| racquet champion OF 1909. and VI. 3. Barger.
| who beat them in the New YORK court last
| time by TO games.
This time the Philadelphians won by to
| games taking the rubber which decided the
match Each was the best OF seven games,
| two OF which weresetnt u and one at H. Inc
| second meeting will be on Saturday az the
| PHILADELPHIA Racquet Club and the third
| meeting. If one Is necessary. Will be on a
| court to be agreed on. The New Workers
! were prohlbitiye fayorites in the early match
\ and odds-on favorItcs 10 the second. Inc
| PhlIadelphians. consequently. had the best
| of the wagering and they took big bundles
| OF club money back home with them
I Sands and Waterbury were IN the pink
| oil COnultlOu anu as quinn as i'shtA'"t' 49,
Barger vas not as steady IN execution or
| as active "a he was last year, while whitney
| seems fit enou Oh o win another championship.
Brook and Cassatt showed fine iacCuets.
| both being strong and skilful In serving ana
| playing with the best of headwork through
out. The applause was fairly DIVIDED from
the crowd in the galleries to witness the last
match aud 1t was often cyclone oursl el
stampings and yells. Morton 5. Patton was
tba referaa in hot IA n,at chss and Geor ge stand
Ing tho marker.
The onlookers included II. X. yingnt, E..
| ". Jewett. II. p Whitney, Riehq1Td Wllllams.
wathg9 adHeEpd Vi she La Moniashes
IL S. Kip, / / Blair G. ". Curtis. ha4k.ae
". A Hazard aud Howard A. Colby:
at the opening Of tho early match, Ss gain
Whitney served himself out for blank and
then the Phiiadelphians gathered up three
aces, leading also two hands later, az 10 j.
IL WAS their one glimpse OF good fortune
for the New Workers then kept on in winning
form and in the second game eoInI ietely "hlte-
in the third match, the Philadelphians were
beaten out and they made still holder BID
in the fourth match. for after leading ~
hand. when Waterbury squared the match
and. after the .Philadelphians Lad been turned
1own with a blank. Sands won out by sery-
mary:
r1nsr oANx.
Sands and Waterbury ! oitosoiIoi3o i-ls
9'9 9ee AM servce-NeS York. S: philadelphia l.
By placing York Il Philadelphia 3
SECOND CANE.
Sands and wsrerbury.".... .....l olsoso S-lS
''3t ce saq ,s,rsice-Y.w York Ia Philadelphia O.
BY pihcing-Now York, :; Philadelphia o.
THIRD GAME.
SANDS and Waterbury oo10ooso7s2o S-lS
scqu and A. Gregg s. yS SS D pSnsSepphis I.
Ry pa, ng-Sew YORK. u Philadelphia J.
FOURTH OAAE.
Sandt & w'rh'ry .oOot2o10o2? ooiss-i5
scS CAD, snf yieS YORK III Philadelphia, =
by pacas-New YorR D. Philadelphia. 2.
In the second match. called az 2;S9 clock.
an ace before going out assatt scored
twice to lead OF for the PhladepLians, and
service. Alternating hands were marked by
single aces Tor the fhladelplians and blanks
Tor the New Workers. until tue total Was u
10 g. Then Whitney sent the ball TocketlnR
Tor run Of six, four being by service. the
click on the hard wall suggesting the 81 Of
but Within TOOK 1t and lest tire return, ana
the Pliladelphian then ran out tie same.
l5tos.
seeminely easy thing Tor the pAiladelphians.
at IL 10 8. A run by Whitney Elled up four
and Borgs I'd AIDED n. i SSrd % spEti
serving the game ball and then Csssatt gained
two the game being set at a.. he followed
o N and piled up the aces needed, two OF them
in service and the phIladelphisns had the
| match by II to "a.
There was a long and desperate struggle IN
the third game, which, after being square
| at 10 all, and gain at II all, with the Phila-
| delphiaus then seeming sure OF Il az - 10 II.
was run out by BArger tor the New Workers,
! finish from the Viewpoint Of those who had
| backed the iavorites m The fourth game.
| Of the Phuadelphians Then Iarg r gained
| an ace and passed away. letting Ia Whitney,
who made ten aces OF the reel in his hand in.
! six Of them In service. The game waF set
/ when Whitney gained the thirteenth Itch
| and the New Workers won by Is TO 49, making
the R2irs az 1dnarJe ny ~ sa 1, tho ob ssms
| getting another ace. and then Cassatt took
| Eve o. them. L was next to for the Phia;;
seven aces and the New Workers. hal the
! lead It was only for breathing spell.
1owef Too ten Ty yisn T 6s' FIJI T' con,
was: Philadelphia. u; New York, @. Tho
sixth game was a long and even one.
with the four often aligned IKE fencers across
| Cassntt served himself out and Whitney.
/ amid great enthusiasm, ran out, two aces
| one in service In the final game ut the
seven the score was In favor OF Philadelphia
by Y to before Whitney and barger DID
cained the two needed to make IL a set game
! He was then hand out. letting In Cassatt, who
served a ball that brought out q good rally
! and by the placing OF Brook a count for his
| side He took two more and the match, II
10 II. by lightning services close TO the line
The summary;
FIRST oANH,
whitney and Barger. o 8
Brook and CAasAti.....-........0 b002O t-lb
Aocs-By service Philadelphia. .; New York. a
BY placing -Phlladclpha, ): New YORK. 20.
SECOND oAHE-
!
Whitney and Ba gcr...-..-.....l ? Ola
Aoc.,-Gy service hllhde phiA. 10. Nrw York, "
BY placing philadelphia, ?; New YORK. q
THIRD GAME.
Brook and CAssAtt o q S o Dc o G J Ola
whitney and Barger. o ? J o o ? o 80 l-l5
Accs--ay servcc-New YORK, u: PhNeielphla, D.
! By placlnE--New York. 3 Philadelphia 5.
FOURTH dAME-
Whitney and Bdrger....,,.,.,.-,6 90 S-b
Brook and CAssett. ..4....t-.. n SO O-lS
Accs-uy seryice-Now York. TO- philadelphia, 7.
b. plAclng-New York. s: Philadelphia, g.
FIFTH GAME.
whitney and Barger.,....1 2 o 81 o oil
BROOK and CaSsatt....... o O o 4-l5
Aces-ly servor-Nev YORK. L Philadelphia,
BY pacng-New YORK. ,; Philadelphia. 5.
sG1TH 0AEE.
Brook and Cassatt.,....O o. 0 02so Oh
Whitney And bargcr.,.. 4 90 90 lOOS S-l7
Acrs-by service-New YORK. s. Philadelphia
BY plScng--New YORK. Il Philadelphia o.
BKvESrH dAAE.
whitney and Barrer, o o o } oS O 720 , o-it
Brook and CAssAtt.. % Q 90 90 OIL