New-York tribune., 1908-04-08
NILES DEFEATS SANDS
VHITNET ALSO SCORES
One or the Other VIII Meet Gould
for Court Tennis Title.

As a result of the semi final round in the na-
tionsl tennis championship tournament at the
New York Racquet and Tennis Club yesterday
Eustace II Miles OF London. and Payne whitney
Of me home club remain on velvet Miles de-
feated Charles F. Sands. OF this city, former
American title holder. in straight sets. s-z e-l'
SIS, while Whitney beat his clubmate. / A nave
meyer in a four set match SO. e-4. &C. t-o.
The survivors VIII tomorrow AFTERNOON l"I
the honor OF challenging Jay Gould. the Rorio
champion Mr.. Gould refereed both matches ees'e'-
day and Harry p Whitney called the faults
The Miles-San6s match ATTRACTED chief interest
snd although the EnGlishnlan always ruIfo IdNof-
ife there were those who had hopes OF Seeing
Sands display fash of his oldtinne hrillancy ana
thereby WORRY his famous opponent As II turheu
out, Miles always master Of the sitnanoh anu
his boasted force 10 the dedans rarely taiieo' hi
mastery Of the grille openings was also complete
h,,t when # cam. 10 an exchange OF yoeys Sands
generally scored
Miles found the grille successfully ten tunes eho
the dedans on thirteen different occasions While
the American was credited with only two srlhe
openings and six points TO the dedans Miles uld
not trr for e winning gallery, but often killed the
ball that corner He also seemed able 10 MAKE
returns either free hackhanded, with equal
facility.
II was nothing but Miles in the early part Of the
match For instance in the first set the BIltoh
hersn br reeling of three straight games. Sands
apparently being helpless TO check the advance
The home player did manage 20 take the foaf,a
game and later the seventh. only 10 nave lIe olel
win the set with ridiculous ease
The same order Of things prevailed in the s-c-
on6 set Miles again starting OF with three straight
Fy winning the fourth game. thanks to his OPP
ponent twice finding the net. Sands sncceeced ih
escaping a whitewash for Miles then proceeded 10
run out
The third and last had the appearance o1 60
ing 70 love IN favor of Miles. who won four
straight AT that point the former worlds caa,rn-
nor either eased UP else WIS compelled 10 &C
cept temporary check because OF a desperate
rally on the part Of his opponent There were
those Who thought Miles showed signs OF 1atsne'
apparently feeling the heat.
At all events with the score e.. Sands tooK a
brace which resulted IN his winning three stralSAt
games Some Of his points resulted from Ml'ea
finding the net In the first game Of TINS Eun OF
three Sands allowed his opponent Is only. but IN
The next the score went twice 10 vantage before
the home player won successive VoileHs- III
The next il was game 30 for Sands the other 60
Inz out OF and failing on a FoIiey-
Miles then scored his fifth game without trouble
?. two of Sands's returns went wild in winning
the sixth game which also decided the match
Niles reached the dedans three times ana foHhd
,ha .--5Tle orseninr once The general opinion
among the onookers that Miles showed HI
movement over the form he displayed against
Pierre Isorilsrd MONDAY. The score was ''s ioi-
lows: