New-York tribune., 1907-01-20
[NTERCITY RACKETS.
VICTORY FOR NEW YORK.
Philadelphia Players Beaten in First
Half of Match.

with Philadelphia on the courts Of the New
York Racquet and Tennis Clnb yesterday after
noon. Two four-handed matches were PLAYED
and the New Workers won both. The return
match VIII be played at Philadelphia next Sat
urday
In the first match Lawrence Waterbury and
Charles E Sands. representing New York. de-
feated Wilson Potter and Edgar T. Scott four
games 10 two. little later, Payne Whitney
and Milton s. Barger. OF New York, defeated
George Brooke and Willing Spencer games TO
l. NJ. S. Patton referee in the first contest
and George c. Clark in the second.
IT was the seventh annual four-handed racket
match between the two cities. and the rec
ord stands five matches TO one in favor Of
New York. Last year the pairs broke even in
New York. but week later at Philadelphia
New York won.
Prior 10 starting yesterdays play the Phila-
6elphians suggested that services 10 come
around the court be called let's. Their Rrgu-
Tent was that four players make crowd in the
back court and that there would be less dan
ger Of being struck by making the services void
that did not come straight back from the front
wall. or by one impact with the wall. Water
bury and Sands agreed 10 this arrangement in
their contest. but Barger baked so that the reg
ular game prevailed IN the second match.
To open the first match Potter the toss
and went IN 10 serve. losing his hand after four
aces. Waterbury and Sands then gathered in
g Although the Philadelphians only accounted
for a single count between them in the next
hand the New York pair added more. In the
third hand Potter got an ace by service. and
then ran out the game. He had by service.
on opponents misses and on a place by Scott.
This was one OF the longest individual runs OF
either match
II was all New York in the second game, the
tally standing 13-0 after two hands. Phila-
delphia's only point was an ace by service cred
tied 10 Potter Philadelphia began the next
game with a count of four. but then the New
Yorkers won in three more hands. New York
not prominent in the fourth game and in
the third hand the visitors ran eight. each get
ting four aces. With this commanding lead II
was easy for them 10 win the game. 15-3.
This made the games two all. and things were
becoming interesting. II looked like anybody's
game when the count stood 11-9 IN New York's
favor in the fifth Potter, who was hand IN.
only got an ace after rally. on opponents
miss. while Scott failed 10 score. Sands then
took command, and. getting Just the right cut on
his services, ran OF the necessary four aces.
The contestants stood nine all ct the end Of
the fourth hand 1n what proved 10 be the de-
csive game. Sands then scored on q clever
place, and he got another on opponents miss
Waterbury then counted with aces on place
and a miss, and followed with Two by services
10 win the game at 15-9 and the match Indi-
Yldual points were: Sands. 40: Waterbury. 26:
Potter, A; Scott. II, The summary follows:
FIRST MATcH-FIRsr GAME
WsfsrbaTs 7asssr anS and Sands '9-I5
SECOND GAME.
RPsteT0STE Pottsr sn6 aR9 ssa,t SANDS Il;
Fs'sTSS5g PosssT Sna 926 soott Sands "a
FOURTH GAME
Ts'sTSSTg Foi'sT Snd f9S sea,t Sands Ia
Po2,sT Ps,sTogTg and nRa Feo, SANDS IL
SIXTH GAME.
Waterbury and Sands -----..------ > s-1g
waterbury and sandsAoes by service. 50: by places
Potter ana sandE-Aees by service. 50: by places.
i7sferee@M 5 Psfon- MarEer-David Gardner
Better team work and faster rackets marked
the second match. Whitney won the toss and
opened with three aces by service. another on
Spencers miss. and again by service before
Brooke retired him The latter then gathered
IN 1--WE aces, two by places and the others by
opponents misses. Brooke. who is the old
Pennsylvania football player. IS ex-cham-
pion al rackets. and generally regarded as the
most brilliant OF the Philadelphia set.
After the second hand in this game It was
lo-s IN favor OF Philadelphia Whitney then
evened the score with two and the visitors
blanked Whitney followed with two and Bar
ger three. thus enabling the home players 10
run out the game $40. After three hands in
the second game the count favored the New
Workers IL. They were blanked in the next
hand. but good run by Barger gave the game
the locals. 16-10.
The visitors made short work Of the third
game which they in two hands. Barger
began well for New York with Z his third
being a remarkable place. The Philadelphians
scored i've IN their half, and then Brooke
Jumped IN and ran out the game. Four OF the
ten aces were by places from his own bat Three
were by service, and the remainder by Oppo-
nents misses.
After being blanked twice in the fourth game,
the Philsdelphans came back with a count Of
ten. but the home team won. 15-l1. The New
Workers the score up to IA In the third
hand Of the decisive game. and then Whitney
dividually whitney scored 80 points; Barger.
23 Brooke IS. and Spencer, Is. The summary
follows:
EDCoND MATCH-FIRsT GAME.
whitney and Barger. 5-l5
Brooke and Spencer. 3 10
SECOND GAME.
,,ss: Ze,sa.y s6s as s1es.ss 5sEssr 10 10
THIRD GAME.
Brooke and Spencer. 10-l5
Whitney and Barger O-I@
FOURTH GAME
E-5ois 5;inss ssns sse Spence. lo-ii
FIFTH GAME.
whitney Barger. 10 l-i5
Whine sSe Barge-Acss by service s5 by places .;
opponents miss . =, g. , -
Fafsres-OeOrEs e Clark. Marksr-Georse Standing
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