New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-02-18
RACQUET PLAY SPEEDY
WATERBURY AT HIS BEST.
Former Champion Wins His Match
in Brilliant Style.

New York was successful in winning two matches
in the continuation Of the first round OF the na-
tional amateur racquet championship tournament
on the court of the New York Racquet and Tennis
Club yesterday. In three matches actually played
the winners we're Lawrence Waterbury and George
c. Clarke jr-, of the home club and George H.
Brooke, Philadelphia G. A. ThOrne OF Chicago
from W. Stackpole. of the local club by de-
fault
The feature Of the days contest the brilliant
playing OF Waterbury at the expense Of u. J.
FerOn of Chicago After winning the first set
1-5. and the next in almost equally decisive
manner. the former champion began the third set
with brilliant streak of serving and succeeded in
scoring u before his hand was out Feron
failed to IN his hand. and then Waterbury
out the set with three more aces on his next
service.
The score by games follows:
FIRST SET.
Waterbury .'..-'---''-''-..-..-..''. 3 IS
Aces by s.rviceEwaterbury D. Feron / by
q rt Fso . Aces By opponent
SECOND SET
49,; r. !; ::;1i::-W::;sS: RI: l.: =
placing Waterbury. Z: Feron. 3 Aces By opponents
THIRD SET.
Waterbury S-i3
Fe H, BY ste-b;- Ace; bv piacinrO
RefeIeeE3 s. Paion, NeW York Rscquet ana Tennis
Club.
In the first set Of the next match ETskine Hewitt
Of the home club had things ell his way
against Brooke The most rapid kind OF service
on Hewitt's part, confined with the PhladeI-
phian's unfaniliaTity with the court. enabled the
former TO win. 15-5 After that Brooke found him
self. and as soon as he grasped the others service
the final outcome never in doubt In the fourth
and last set Hewitt went 20 pieces. and Brooke
he pleased.
The scores were as follows:
FIRST SET.
R Bsoot I-15
Ass f. ice. ~ 6SpS 81 s2 5 Az: y placing
SECOND SET
RESes4 a6@79 la
Aces by ssTvios-BToOke. = Hewitt Aces by placing
Brooke, 10. Hewitt, 4 Aces b. opponents misses
THIRD SET.
H R.a2ss 81 S2sS35 ia ia
sfs S 3 a.I q Ad a St 20 As ny ese
FOURTH SET.
Hewitt x2
by serv1oe-Brooke. la. Aces by plaeins-BrooIe
RACQUET experts about the court looked to see
H D. Scott the sturdy Bostouian, defeat Clarke
On post form the former thought to have
the strokes. but only in the third set where he
scored frequent brilliant shots close TO the tell
tale, did Scott show UP in anything like his old
time form. On the other hand, Clarke never ap-
peared to better advantage his service being espe-
cially speedy.
The scores follows.
FIRST SET.
Sat sst.
Aces by servioescott. 4 Clarke. g. by placing
Scott. 4; Clarke. 10.
s s9atl .....::... ~ al.
Aces by servioeclarke s. Scott, . Aces by placing
THIRD SET
Scott ---..-...-.....-.....---..-0 s o
Clarke .--..-..------...-...----3 o q o o.
Aces by servieesoott. II; Clarke by placing
Scott. &; Clarke. g
FOURTH SET.
Clarke ..............-...-.-.-..3 5 o o I 3 2-f5
Scott ..-.--.-......-.--..----.1 O.
Aces by servfce-C1s-ke g Aces by pIacIns-CIsrEe
@: 3. by opponents mssesC1arke /; Scott 2
The summary follows:
Amateur racquet championship Chrst round)-I-aw-
Feron OF Chicago. 15-5. 15-S $50: George II
Brooke Philadelphia beat Erskine Hewitt Rscouet
and Tennis Club. 5-15 15-1S. 1s-I6. I5-2: George
Clarke, sr.. Racquet Tennis Club beat RI D.
Scott Boston. 15-s. 17-14 BIB. I5-5: G. a Thorpe
Chicago beat ". stackpols, Racquet and Club,
default.