The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-28
FAST RACQUE7S BY PAIRS.
HAUGHTON AND SHAW PUT OUT
BY BROOkE AND CASSATT.
Fearing and Scott, the T%itlehOlders, and
Waterbury n Sands Capture Matches
I'm Dazzling Sly e-Philadelphians Beat
BostOnlans I'm q Plucky Uphill Contest.

and Quincy A, Shaw. Jr., went down to de-
feat amid the groans OF the Boston visitors
yesterday In the nationa raoquets doubles at
the Racquet and Tennis Club. After winning
two games, 1913 and 1912. the Boston pair
felt as though they were monkeying with a
buzz saw, for G. H.. Brooke and r.. X. Cassatt
turned the tables and won out by $50, l5-2,
l5-e and 15-s. The same two brought the
doubles championship TO Philadelphia in 1908.
and they are not out Of the hunt this time.
The other winning pairs swere the present
champions, Fearing and Scott of Boston, and
l.. Waterbury and Sands Of the home club.
C. H. Mackay and G.. C.. Clark Jr.. Of the
home club, and T.. T. Hare and willing Spen.
Ger of Philadelphia, have to play this morn
ing to wind up the first round. 1t will be a
day of great racquets. for the winning pair OF
the above match will play Brooke and Cas-
satt at / 80 o'clock. and Fearing and Scott at
3 o'clock will go against Waterbury and
Sands.
A short horse is soon curried, and the one
sided matches to start with yesterday may
be quickly reoounted. Fearing and Scott
had been changed overnight from the bot
tom TO the top of the draw, 30 as not to have
two Boston teams In the same half. 1t was
an irregular act IN q national competition.
but no one seemed to care. This brought the
Boston pair out in the forenoon against Ford
and X. =. Huntington. the champions winning
by Isl, l5-2. l5-2, l5-2. Fearing was In
superb form aud displayed a nearly flawless
Rame. An error was a miss from the wall In
the backhand corner that gave the New
Workers. their first ace In the third game.
Fearlng's best point was the backhand SER
vice. Scott was a pillar of strength through
out. the obliQue shot by right wall. front and
left wall for a kill In the forehand back corner
that retired h. Huntin gton to close the second
hand Of the third game being especially
f1Z2linO nnTin NADIA 1nEfN-t0lF 0AA
twenty-three of them on services. In the
second game Fearing made an ace In theln1rst
game he had eleven aces. The third sho wed
ten for Scott and five for Fearing. while In.
the fourth Fearing had thirteen and Scott
two. Eight Of SCOTS sixteen were by ser
vice. The scores:
FIRST GAM.
Fearing and Scott, ......,.,. 7-lo
Aces BY service"Feaarins and ,scott.e.' Places
Fearing and Scott. 81 F. and r.; Huntington l. op'
SECOND GAME.
Fearing and Scott lis
A Sas b. aqVicesePeai iin9: and Scott, ii: +. and n.
Hunting ton. q. PilacineHFearing and Scott. z,
Opponents mlss-Fearing and Scott
THIRD GAME.
Fearing an aE Scott '''"'"j %
Aces By servicerFearlng and Scott, 5; F and r,
gg SPdnsn''. m] /. flesi4sFs ssd Scott sn q + so Sndl r (:
Huntington. /.
FOURTH GAME
Fearing and Scott 4 lis
Aces by s~crviceEFeaIing and Scott, 10. Placing
Fearing and Scott, 1; and r. Huntingdon OPP
poncnt's iss-Fearin and Scott, 4; F. and Il.
Huntington.
Waterbury and Sands. won in nearly. as
l5-4, 1875: l5-3, l5-s. .Warburton had some
telling services. five of the nine aces no made
than seven racauets. one indication that the
game had some stirring rallies. Bates had
six sSu on w sfEv sisbt W So1 sbe bynS 9ps and the the tb fEsi
game with seven; In the first game he had
eleven. the second fourteen. the third thirteen
W Val u had four aces Ss,' and the tennis;
champion, who was great on places with his
wrist flick. got eleven. In al. Waterbury,
scores.
va I5q5g and SSaes', ...:..."..: ~
Aces by seryice-Waterbnry and Sands. !; War;
burton and Bates. 8. Placing waterbury and
mIss-Waterbury and Sands, &: Warourton and
Bates. o.
Waterbury and Sands 4 SIS
Warburton and Bates. ..........2 -
Aces by seryice-waterbnry and Sands, 5: War;
Sands, o; warburton and, Bates. 9. Opponents
mlss-Waterbury and Sands, 10. Warburton and
Bates, Z,
Waterbury and Sands"."''...."...7 9 5-l5
NdrDlTtOn ana Bates. = s.s..ssl - 49, u
Aces by service-Waterbury and Sands. o. War
burton and Bates. /. Placing Waterbury and
sands, / TaIburto9 and Bates !, Opponents
FOURTH GAME,
Waterbury and Sands........, . 8 4-l5
WArburton and Bates .........,....i ! : 49, y
Aces by service-Watcrbury and Sands. II; War
burton and Bates, 4. PLACING W,ateTbury and
mlss-Waterbury and Sands 4; Warburton aud
Referee. NJ. s. Patton. Marker. George Standing
In the first two games OF their m atch with
Haughton and. shaw. although they lost
them, the Brooke-Cassatt combination made
were carried of their feet. Ind eed. but for
a case Of ,%rattles after it had been set at
-, the Philadelphians might have won
rich in rallies and Brooke twice saved him
self from a hit by dropping fiat on the floor.
a return TO the. board, but il did the Bos-
tonlans no good for Shaw served a double
fault f. Ut. and S.a hiaG s3is2 t fSs"r seedn % i hSnd4' of b@t
Brooke served an ace and got two more on
for the second and TO the, board on a take
from the right corner for the third. Brooke
now failed on a return and Haughton put
served an ace and the game was set for 5.
shaw made it 80 on the set, all on oppon-
to the ~telltale in the right corner on a return.
Haughton was blanked on a place. Now
the Philadelphian mad an opportunity,
but Brooke blanked himself and then put out
Cassatt by a faulty return. Shaw closed the
hand and game on two services, 1913.
1t was stirring racquets in, the SECOND
game. for while the Bostonians led 5-2 after
aces we're on services. There was a, rally
for every other ace scored, and while the
Philadelphians gave eight on misses they
were on attempts for difficult gets that were
really tributes TO the places by the Boston
pair. All this agility, only seemed to whet
the appetite of the Philadelphians, for they
blanked the BoStonlans in the third game.
getting six to close the first and nine In the
second hand, seven on services.
Brooke got two on services to open the
fourth game. when Cassatt put him out.
Then Shaw got an ace by Cassatt's return to
the board. but he and Haughton collided
in the next rally and Shaw lost his hand.
Haughton got an ace on a place, Shaw's
return to the board putting him out. 1t
was an unlucky hand for the Bostonlans and
to cap the climax Brooke reached the game
by a run of thirteen, five by services.
fifth game and Cassatt very strong on tho
%backhand, both in serving and In taking
them from the wall and on half volleys. They
won by i5-e. Haughton getting five of Bos-
tons total.
The Philadelphians seemed going on the
start Of the sixth game, for Shaw now had
his second wind. After two hands Boston
led by 60 and on the third hand by l0-4.
After two hands more Boston still led, l2-7,
but now Brooke ran out. five of the eight
needed being on service. The individual
score by games was: First, Shaw. IL;
Haughton. !; Brooke, 0; Cassatt. Z. Second.