The sun., 1908-04-11
EXPERTS PLAY COURT TENNIS
PROFESSIONAL MATCH BETWEEN
LATHAM AND STANDING.
EnglIshman Comedies Odds, but Wins by
Two Sets TO One Many Clever Strokes
for winning Openings and Chases-
Amateurs I'm Challenge Round To-day.

EnEllshman Comedies Odds, but Wins by
Two sets TO One Many Clever strokes
for Winning Openings and ChaSes-
Amateurs I'm Challenge Round To-day.
A hne professional match at court tennis
Yesterday in the New York Racquet and
Tennis Club brought out a contrast in speedy
hits, cut strokes and accurate placing from
the games the amateurs have been putting
up during the week Peter Latham, the
Englishman, champion Of the world at the
sport, conceded IS each game to George
Standing for a bisque in each set and won
by two sets to one Sc, 6-s, S-6, or, by
games, % to 20.
In the first and third sets Latham took his
bisque for the winning point in the last games
but in the second set he took it to win the
thirteenth game. Standing, who is the
American champion at raCquets and probably
of the world II he would go again for the
title, played better tennis than had been eX-
pected. His volleyng suggested racauets
but was always effective, and Standing also
had a great command Of the boasted force
to the dedans, the stroke that won for him
the greatest number Of points. Eustace II.
Miles was referee Of the match, and Walter
Knsella the marker.
As to winning openings. Latham had the
winning galley three, the grille three and
the dedans fifteen times while Standing had
one point from the winning gallery, four by
the grille and seventeen by the dedans. La
than had the dedans three times in the fifth
game and the winning gallery and twice to
the dedans in the tenth game. Standing
gained the dedans twice in the eighth game
oi the second set, and his strokes for this open
ing were feature Of the match,
There was throng In the dedans and gal
leres when the match began, and while II
lasted for two hours aud ten minutes the
OnlOoker5 were enthusiastic to the end The
light was none too good during the last set,
yet the pace Of the two experts and their
gets was right up to the mark. To begin
the match, Standing took two games, the
final point In the latter being into the winning
gallery by yolley. Then Latham had the
score all square at the fourth and he had
the lead at the fifth game which went three
times to deuce and vantage. Latham taking
the last point by winning chase worse than
three. The eighth game also was a long one,
with a splendid fight after deuce had been
called. II at one time stood at 4O-l5 for
Standing, and Latham, mortified by hits to
the net. had called out oh Easy Yet La
than won, making points three times by the
dedans
It was Lathams set by s to 8, but in the
second his right arm which was frescoed
with sticking plaster, seemed TO bother him
and some OF the voleyng was not at his
customary speed. But aiIer being at Al
Latham forced his score to 6-S at the finish.
The service stroke was very good by Standing
throughout this set and he also had an efec-
tive stroke to the grille corner. also to the
backhand corner when he was striker out
"Oh, | sayl" cried Latham In dismay at the
close OF the tenth game, when Standing had
the game by kill on the tambour, that slipped
acros the floor as though on ice.
Latham devoted himself TO the floor game
Z IA t0h auAf
by no means outclassed in marking or de-
Tending the chases. When Latham marked
a half yard chase he remarked that he didn't
envy Standing the task Of playing for it.
The only way to win IL was to force for the
dedans, and Standing made a brave try, ,'but
missed by two inches. A backhanded "get"
by Standing in this set brought out applause,
and there also were volleying rallies that set
the onlookers TO- humping the floor. The
score stood "a for Standing, when Latham
went into the fight with desperation and
carried on the last four games. The score
by games
2stSam!..5 2iSRSain!.'55 ! ! ! ! % dGJdJG
oEcoND SET.
iia2aInc.dd issSa@d ? ! ! SpSS55--::
THIRD sIT.
Hstnams.G HfnRnaiRs,.GG . . : . . : : . : 70
The sets were OF eight games. the points
being scored in this order:
FIRST sEr-uRsT oAME.
3!spsa,ns .,sas '',.. .,....'.,..ls - % osme-;-O
SECOND GAME,
Standing, ...,.,.,....l5 80 81 AO--GAme-1-O
lathAm '''''''''''.',''' U 10 -
THIRD oAME.
fssRs@S',...., i.sRsiRS' IS IS Is Is 8 8 lo.m.-.L
FOURTH aAMS
Standing. ......B 80 30 30 ~ N
Latham ,.,.,."..O is % % 4O-Game-s-2
advantage onceJ
PTFTH GANB
issRsm9':,,. S,1PSlR9."ls Is Is IS S s. 8 3 S-e'm'-'-'
advantage thricej
SIXTH GAVR.
Standing nV.,..."",,...".l5 80 80 4o-Gsme-S-S
LAtham.' .',.,,,',''',,.,., 10 10
SEVENTH oAHE.
Standing ,...n.,........l5 Is IS IS
Latham. n.,.,,.,,.,,..,,... Is 81 t-Gamo-S+
MoIrTE CANE
fsihsTe fnRhsiRe,..,....'Ss ., . S S Is $ S-eam.-sA
NINTH uANH
Standing, ,....,....,i5 20 80 N R-Game-I-S
Latham. m.",,.,,.,,,., 10 Is 30
TENTH GAME
ifiiSssia:....%.SS isissla::..,.S i 3 3 $ S-o.m.4-s
ELEVENTH GAME.
Standing g......b 81 30 30 10 40-GAme-S-o
0 Is IS 30 10
TWELFTH oAME
s landing" IS N N Ao-GAme-S-s
IS IS IS 30
THmTEKNTH oASiK.
otAn uln g.,.,,.,..,,..,...b Is IS IS
Athhnl. .,....,,.,,, ,..,, Is 81 40-Game-b-7
FoCRTEESTH r CANE.
Standing, .,.,.5 Is Is ~ 40 ~
Latham. .,.,...,, 0 rs 30 30 On O-Game- A
latham took his hlsque after deuce and vSntage5
SECOND sEr-FmsT GANE.
SANDS ,',',,..,..,.,. 10 81 N 4n-Game-i-O
lAlhaHl' ,,',',,..,..,..., l5
SECOND 0AHE
80 ~ % % 20
0 0 IS 30 SO-GAne-i-i
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