New-York tribune., 1905-08-24
WARD AND WRIGHT WIN
KEEP DOUBLES TITLE.
Champions Beat Challengers in
Three Straight Sets at NezCport

Newport p T., Aug Z.-without exert,o, r.,
eombe Ward. Of New-fork. and Beals c. wr,,s.
of Boston. successfully defended the national L.
tennis championship IN doubles on the Casino co,-
to-day. defeating f. B. Alexander and n
Hackett. both OF New-York. in straight sets A,
81. Ga
The doubles championship match was ths ma.
event Of the day. but. In addition the entire s.co
sound in the singles championship event was corr
pleted before the close OF the day making v.t
the doubles Matches seventy-ave contests dec,a.$
In two days-a record in this sport
That Ward and Wright should score such . L.
elslve win over a pair that only yesterday show.
themselves cool. steady and resoureefuI came a.
surprise to the experts. while the erratic WORK -
Alexander was a great disappointment.
AT the start II looked as IL the match ,v,rr.
prove hard fought and long drawn out for tvelv.
points were necessary 70 decide the first xans \,
faVor OF Alexander and Hackett- A slump fol
lowed, however and. while the multitude OF s-ro-
were relieved az times by some brilliant -
especially in the sixth game in the first SET vst.s
Wright won on three successive aces folovv.d =
a hard smash. the match scarcely rose above th,.
OF ordinary play.
In the twenty -four games which were uIav.6 L.,
ing the match. only seven went 10 deuce -rh. -.
ure Of the contest was the dashing play OF Wis.
He was all over the court and at times encroars.
upon his partners territory in his easerness to g.
at the balls He scored u well placed shots % a
Tor Ward. and, while he made o errors "a N o.
Ward four OF these were in the second set Irhs sor
ne ne denoerateiy gave Alexander and Hacxett y
For the other team Hackett was by far IN. h..
halls in he 1;ran., - Nrsnt soon gave up sending
Alexander. whom they found badly or his 1n IN %
and under the finest OF weather condi+iocs SSsoEd
tas. was the play and 50 few the deuce S ,.so -
time. "7 over an hours
The players were slow IN appearing A. +b. ..,-..
and the singles We're not started IInfiI aTr0Oes
O'Clock The large crowd which had azssr1his5 - :.
the championship court was Compelled to vs3 s az
time beyond that hour before the doubIs ~@J @ some
appeared Ward and Wright were strong fayor,ss
Alexander and Hackett won the service ard t,ok
Ihe nTst game, which was OF the Iongest 80 ~
alternated until they two ali when asts- s-es
tb TeuSe game; Ward and Wright took the afth TheT
SET was Wrshts fierce service in the sixth game ne
erratic The points scored in the first SET foIlos
GisIands1 Gsaa aRs %IEaS snd aaes:tt... a:sss
The second set was dull. Alexander and ry..ks,+
playing Of the chamPions TSe against the isss
TS I51tn n8i,ss game s ID deuce game but that all
EIezands1 Hssa sE@ and aacEst,. 4tftsES
In the third set Alexander and Hackett rallied
and through Wards errors and let up by Wrigh,
all After that the ehaIiengers scored but seven
points; pom "a as Nv WARD ana Wright ran up the set and
United States The points scored in the third set
XisIands4 Mssa asf HHd M5lsas aaca.i; Sss
BY the time the doubles championship match was
completed seventeen OF the thirty-two matches in
the second round had been decided. Most OF the
contests were won in straight sets.
All the picked men. with the exception OF Alex
ander. came through the second round without a
reversal of form. Late in the afternoon Alexander
had taken a set Alexander was taken sick. and. TO
the great disappointment OF nearly all the players.
withdrew from the tournament He was picked for
of the semi-hnalists at least, and perhaps for
the final round. The summaries
National doubles championship: HoIccmbs Ward ant
Beals c. Wright champions defeated F. B. Alexander
and H. H. Hackett. ehallensers- 81 6-1 6-3
fssssd fssfs Bae. Sd 50; Iogls PsFEy s, Ss
defeated T. H cranston. 6-1 81 81: Clarence Ifo-
Dana Dana defeated W $ Hit e-t 50. 50. W
H. NettletOn defeated Harry Mason by default: W. ]
Clothier defeated ]. 2. Brtce. 81. 6-1 6-1: W z.
Johnson defeated Baron Tuyll by default; 2 J.
F. Alien defeated G r Sands. rs. as. 81: ". A
Iarned defeated J. R. I4vermore by default: R. ..
Little defeated F G. Anderson by default: Bail de
Behr defeated W c. Burton. 6-1 6-3. 81: c watson
tr. defeated T. b Alexander, 4-s. S-4 deraultsd
Wright defeated W. c. Grant. s-I "a 81. 81: z
g. A Lyon defeated R s Holland by default; 6. e
Hinckley defeated II. A Foster SO 60 so: J. O
Ames defeated L. T. Wallis 4-6. SIS. Re 81 e.
]. n F. Jones defeated c. S. Brigham SO 6-s' 81
defeated A wadsworth. rs. 6-3. 6-2: I. Hoskns
defeated Cyril Hatch. "a 64 6-2 81: O. Chew
defeated a, L. Sands by default; J. A Tucksrnan de-
feated f. Van Week il. 3-S So. 50. 6-1s A 5
StiIIrnan defeated T Sdell. 6-S. 6-s rs G siddls
defeated w O'D IseIiu by default; w K. Miller
feated W P. Burden by default