The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-11

GROSS AND DANA
Winners IN DOUBLES

r. Tudor Gross and Russell N. Dana,
by defeating Daniel George and A. A.
Barrows in the final round of the state
championship doubles tennis tournament
at the Agawam Hunt yesterday afternoon,
earned the right to challenge j. ID. r.
Jones and ID. Howard Wilcox the present
doubles champions. and play them this
afternoon. II the weather permits.
The contest went five sets and was full
of splendid tennis every minute of play
until the final set, when, worn out by the
concerted attack which both Gross and
Dana made against him. George. who up
10 that time had been driving hard and
fast and playing a brilliant defensive
game. weakened and the match was won.
Throughout the contest the receiving OF
George and the hard line drives of Bar
rows. who used forehand stroke re-
peatedly, were features. Both seemed 10
have their game mapped out to nicetA
and by frquent lobbing kept their adver-
saries away from the net After losing
the first and second sets Gross and Dana
assumed the defensive in the third set,
instead OF the hard offensive tactics they
had utilized In the other two. This scheme
was productive OF disastrous results 20
the opposing team who. flushed from their
victory in the other two SETS were con-
tinually on the offensive. The result was
when the end OF the set came and Gross
and Dana had won, Barrows and George
were In need OF n rest and went to the
club house for a seven-minute loaf.
Barrows and George only got three
games in the third set. although George
seemed to have gotten back some of his
strength during his rest. Barrows still
had control on his speedy drives and
Gross and Dana were playing consistent
ly. Gross was particularly effective on
smashing drives and Dana seemed to like
the speedy serves which both OF the oppo-
sing team handed him.
Under fire OF the steady plays which
the other team directed TO him George be-
gan to tire again as the set progressed
and drove to the net often. while Bar
rows contributed TO the other teams VIC
tory by driving out. Gross and Dana
worked In many pretty placed shots and
took the set handily 6-1.
George was the point OF attack again in
the fifth set and although he rallied some
what In the opening game which he and
his partner won, he weakened as did Bar
rows and Gross. and Dapa took the next
FIVE games with comparative ease The
sixth game was won by Barrows and
George, but three nets by George and an
out by'Barrows gave Gross and Dana the
set and match.
During the latter part of the play Jones
anu WILCOX, tne preSent champions, came
down from another court, where they had
been practicing, to size up the play. A
close match is predicted by the followers
of hte play for today.
The points Of yesterdays game were as
follows:
FIRST SET.
Barrows and George
520641 4124542440 4-57-1C
Gross and Dana
744424 1324224411 2-55- 8
SECOND SET. .
Barrows and George 2 8 1 2 13 4 4 8 5--45-
Gross and Dana .. 474411 1213 $50 3
THIRD SET.
Gross and Dana 49,. / 8 1 5 4-32-
Barrows and George 3524232 2-2s-
FOURTH SET
Gross and Dana .,....... 4556 II SO
Barrows and George -. 2 3 3 "a 2-19- /
FIFTH SET.
Gross and Dana ...... 3467741 &-35- 6
Barrows and George - .-62Sb52< IT