The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06
RECORD YEAR IN LAWN TENNIS
ACTIVITY or PLAYERS SHOWN.
TOP NOTCH SEASON.
Oid Champisns Retain Thetr Titles Reals
wright Contributes tsaiy internA-
sieaal Feature-Dasis Cup Fiaaco
clay Court champion Q New Item.

. clay Court ahampisn . New Item.
That America has seen an exceptional
season at the game OF lawn tennis Is
beyond question. for in the number of
open tournaments. the activity Of the
ranking players and the general interest
among the lsss expert racquet wislciers
the year Of 1910 ranks rs tho besi since
the first championship was played IN 1851
In the review of any sport ar pastime
for "A season the national championship
first demands attention. and the title
event Of lawn tennis this wear was more
interesting than II has been Tor several
seasons mainly because IL showed that
America has some promising material
In the championship class I'm this respect
IL ia much better on than anv other country
in the world William A. garned success
fully defended his title IA the singles and
Frederick Is. Alexander and Harold II
Hackett did the same in the dnHbles
But while the latter pair secur-d the
bracket in straight sets and showed
marked superiority over their opponents
Isarned's match went the five full sets.
the play being the most sensst ional ever
seen on the Newport Casino.
Larnsd's opponent was Thomas &.
B,indy OF Los Angeles. Cal. who came
East with Trowbridge Hsndrick to play
in the doubles. the pair having previously
earned the right to play for the ns'' Dnal
title. As he happened To- II" on the ~
pionship ground he decided to M
cut at the singles. not then having very
serious aspirations that he would wind
up a. he sftsTward did. Neither did any
of the wise ones dream that he would be
T.arued's challenger. Previous to New
port Bundy played M Southampton. and
after exhibiting little better than mediocre
ability was beaten by Maurice f.. Nc
LouKhlin in the semi final round.
At Newport the conditions seemed
better suited to Bundy and he was gradu-
ally becoming more accustomed Ia the
heavy atmosphere of the Fast. His
work in the opening rounds was great
improvement over his form NJ the week
previous. and those who met him found
that he had a peculiar underspin 10 his
service which Was very difficult to handle
The more he played the better he seemed
to work this service. and when the singles
we're about half through the dope was
that il would he Bundy and either Beals
Wright or Mclaughlin in the final The
dope proved true. for Mclaughlin. who
was away Oh color. fell by the wayside
In the sixth round. and Bundy and Wright
landed in the final bracket.
II was . game never To be forgotten.
On one side Of the net was Beals Wright.
q name famous in the annals OF American
lawn tennis. and on the other side "A young
man from the extreme westerly point ~
the continent: courageous fellow who
stood ready to battle out every ace TO the
last smash and absolutely undismayed
by the reputation OF any eastern wonder
or his style OF play. For two sets and n
half those who saw the match could
hardly believe their eyasight. for the
Californian outplayed his clever opponent
at every point. Whenever he saw the
least chance Bundy bounded To the net
for smashes. and not alone did he force
Wright to the base line. but from the back
OF the court he outplau.d. ourdrove and
out paced the veteran.
The first two sets went to Bundy 3
Q ,, and with the tally , in the next
he was within an ace OF the match when
Wright began a series of lobs which not
only stalled OF his rivals aggressiven.ss
on the instant but gained the set for the
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