The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-06
COURT TENNIS SBMI-FNAL.
SANDS WINS BY STRAIGHT SETS
FROM FEARING OF BOSTON.
Champion Plays in = Varied Form That
Puzzles His Friends-OppOnent Uses
StrHngeLOt OF Bats-WInning Openings
Do Not Cut Much Figure in Match.

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StrhnEeLOt OF Bats-WInning Openings
DO Not Cut Much Figure In Match.
To close the semi-1nal round OF the national
tennis championship at the Racquet and
Tennis Club yesterday Charles E.. Sands.
the titleholder. beat George Richmond Fearing
OK Boston In straight sets, 8-3. 6-5. Ct.
His game was great only in streaks, for
Sands did not have things so much his own
way as the champions friends. would have
wished. A few said openly that Sands
had lost his stroke, and his returns on this
account lacked severity. But he won when
ever the exigencies of the set demanded
a squirt, and the situation with Sands was
probably the SANE that permitted jay Gould
to experiment. W ith drop services In his match
with Cairn-briefy, the knowledge that he
could draw away and win whenever he desired
The victory over Fearing will bring Sands
and Gould together In the final tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Fearlng's case Of r~acquets had gone astray
and he had to use some loaned to him, Sands's
drives put several Of the borrowed bats out
of business. While Fearing was using a bat
loaned by H. p. Whitney, in the seventh
game OF the third set. Sands began slugging
his returns with the swipe OF a baseball
player hitting for q three Dagger. Fearing
stopped them, but the bat strings snapped
each time. Sands was probably inspired
by the spirit Of mischief. The unoonven-
tional attacks created a stir among the lockers
on In the dedans.
Trying to Brighten Jay. Charley" called
out one.
GO easyl" cried whitney, with a laugh.
THAT was my bait"
There was q chuckle from Sands, and.
having taken a rise out of the crowd. he lapsed
to orthodox tennis again. The game was
mostly on the floor. and Sands displayed
some very fine takes. returning them in the
far corners In q way that kept Fearing on
the hop. These strokes made up for Sands's
occasional spells of lassitude. Fearing, be-
sides being handicapped by strange bats. a
drawback equal to a billiard expert having
to use new cues. has not been playing much
tennis lately. But he is a past master In the
game, which sticks to one as swimming or
golf knowledge does. and Fearing on this
account was a good trial horse. He wouldn't
listen TO any carping criticisms on Sands's
game, particularly p~ralsing his half volleys.
As to the winning openings. which count
IS whenever reached. Sands had the dedans
once, grille five times and the winning gallery
once. and Fearing had a trio of counts each
on dedans, grille and the winning gallery.
Sands began as server, but lost, the first
game, after getting the grille and [bu u
were on NUTS in returns, Clever places
brought Sands to 90. and Fearing, miss
made gam i1r nun IN tne secoha: Sanas
also w0n tne t6lrG' Setahg to %an M on reI bv
ing : MISSES, u ~ d p f aa sarn nnriuSS
mlnntns u caase pe,tSHea !" . OH ! IL iHs
Won ncSt ana naaaH tne sathes ~ y ne hr e
oenas geI 10 90 All ~ uouoIt iauit, ~
Ieacneu 5o.So P ~ Ensr d !, H 1mdds ,e dpaef.o,nedd
than tne o0op. men eSsTn9 r q eeaioue ie END
q narata chase oetoeI tuan AZ sane,' amn
5neSanHIns F o arfno w a and Ssnds's loss OF
a chase worse than q yard mage tear,hg
game Sahds Won rae hhaEdh ~, qno fe eairue s u
sixth, IN when ne reached the Winning ga
lery for the nrst opening ne cou Ndes q tade
match. maklhR = games an, Now oanus
getting the set py 90
rearing Won tne opening gaIme OF .he SEE
and vantage, out SANDS quickly maze the
games al "a, in the ,a seeonq Ib making saIe,b a arI's
20 the dedans %or 49, ne iouLtn vas
love game for rearing. Sands gong TO me
net LOT DO closing a chase ortteT tnan .Mo
Tor $50 ana gong out OF court IN piaSing
q chase better than three for 60. Now
rearing got game by deiemolng a hax-
ard chase a yard, SANDS Kun on tne IAN.
pour making MN fohlI, Was pIeuIS worh ~
the nth game. which ne annexed toT -,
but a loye game on GSsnGSs tai9 ol nisses
ana one piacr oiUuent I'm am
a.; u ernnamd sip' 70 donoe Tben ~