The Washington herald., 1910-08-24
WRIGHT is VICTOR
Whitney Defeated in New
port Tennis Tourney.
WILL PLAY HARMED
Leads at 81 in the Last
Set, hut COIIides with UmPire's
Chair. Turning His Ankle, Wright
Scoring the Remaining Two Sets
Easily-East VS.. West To-day.

Newport, Aug. 23.-A. H. Whitney, a
youth of nineteen, came within a stroke
Of scoring The sensation Of the thirtieth
all-comers' national lawn tennis cham
pionshiD tournament to-day Al the crit
ical moment he fell and so injured him
self that his opponent Beals c. Wright.
the ex-champion and hero % many
hard-fought tournament, avoided defeat
and took his place in the final round by
the score Of As; rs; -; "a
1t was the narrowest sort OF an escape
fer Wright He was being cleanly out
played, ard he knew It, for he had
worked with desperation through fve
grueling sets.
Whitney was always strongly agrees
sive, and to the surprise OF the experts
be surpassed Wright at every department
Of the game Such a match, following
the splendid showing that Wright naa4
yesterday against Maurice E. McLough.
lin, has caused a general belief that the
old champion has hardly come back to
stay.
Wright by his victory reached the final
round where he couples with the Pacific
Coast doubles champion. Thomas c.
Bundy, VINO defeated the Maryland
player, Frederick c Colston, G-S; 81;
6-S; 6-3
Whitney appeared 10 have learned a
/ lesson from McLoughlin's match Of yes
terdaY. Not once did he sacrifice speed
/ for accuracy. His court covering, always
/ alert and sure. set Wrights driving Tor
/ placement 10 naught- To overcome the
youth. the veteran ex-champion began
20 shave the lines with his shots. But
there he failed, as In trying 70 place the
ball deeply and at terrific pace the bar
dropped inches outside the lines, and
Whitney piled up the points. chiefly de-
! pending on his forehand and backhand
/ drive, with an occasional lob 10 the
( base line. that sent the ball IN bounds
so that the younger had to put a won
/ dertul length 10 his returns Wright
/ continued until he was two sets down.
He was beginning to realize that the
boy was outplaying him, and he was
worried.
/ Wright worked as he has not befors
in the tournament. He had 10 save him
self, and by sheer desperation he brought
the sets 70 2-au-
Wright led at three love in the fifth set.
when Whitney began 10 turn his attack
/ against him. He also led at -
only 70 have the youth use his cross
court shots so we'll that he ran three
/ games and 20 the front at a., and with
the vantage pointing in his favor.
/ Whitney started TO sprint for the bali.
As he did so he collded with the UNI
I pire's chair, fell, and twisted his leg.
/ That was the end OF his chances. He
limped through the next two games. as
! Wright easily scored them, the boy get
ting only three points. It was a sorry
/ male 10 so brilliant an effort. but at
any rate the boy had made for himself
a permanent place TO be reckoned with
as a coming star.
Again the East and West are drawn
IN the final, and the great match To-
morrow Will determine the challenger OF
William A. Larned, the fve-times holder.
Larned INDUCED in practice TODAY
against Dean Mathey and others OF the
] younger players here.