The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-11-14
NEWBERRY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Wise and SmeltZer Are Victors IN
Doubles in South Carolina Inter-
collegiate Tennis TOurna-
ment.


Saturday afternoon after three days
play on the excellent tennis courts al
the Spartanburg Country club. The
championship in doubles was won by
Wise and Smeltzer, of Newberry, over
Asbill and Beach, OF Wofford, some
what to the surprise of the experts
who had picked the latter pair to Wln.
The good playing of Wise and the
steady, consistent work Of Smeltzer
won from the more brilliant but more
erratic playing of Beach and Asbill in
a. contest which was exciting and we'll
contested from start to finish. A
wet mist was driving across the courts
during both the final matches made
the good performances of the players
all the more creditable.
The championship in singles was
won by James Erwin, Of Clemson, over
Grier, of Erskine, in match which
was we'll played throughout and in
which the last two acts were close
and exciting. Erwin's play during the
whole tournament waS consistently
good and steady His long drives to
the back court and his wide reach and
accurate placing in his net play marx
him as an unusually good college play
Ter. .T":' -'"-
Wise and Smeltzer o. Newberry, won
from Asbill and Beach, of Wofford,
three sets to two, in the closest and
most hard-fought match of the tourna-
ment. Wofford took the first set cas-
lily, 6-1. The fast long drives and the
accurate smashing for placement by
the local players swept the visitors off
their feet for the time, but Newberry
Draced in the second set and the Wof-
ford team began to send weaker and
higher drives instead of the low and
hard ones Of the first set. This gave
Wise, of Newberry, his chance and he
pounded the balls at the net for many
clean aces. Newberry had three games
before Wofford got started. Working
steadily the latter team brought the
score up until they lacked but one
game for tie. With Bach serving
and the games 3-4, the Wofford con-
tingent was hopeful but Wise and
Shelter broke through this service
and won the following game, which
gave them the set, 6-3.
The third set began inauspiciously
for Wofford with the loss Of Asbills
serve, and New5erry followed it up
by winning their own service. Each
team then won alternately until the
score was five to three when the Wis
iting collegians took the next game
and the set. With the sets two to Ole
against them the Woforl players
pleased their numerous sympathizers
on the sidelines by taking the first two
games of the next set, but their loss
of the next two games to the strong
.Newberry players evened things again.
Beach and Asbill now began to place
4heir cross-court drives out of the
reach of the dangerous Wise. They
were also hitting their opponents labs
hard, which they had frequently pat
ted into the net during the second and
8hird sets. This improvement gave
shem the next two games and later the
set, 6-3. The sets were now TWO all
and the opening game of the next and
deciding set meant much to each team.
Deuce was called no less than six
hmes before it finally went to the
Newberry players. They made it 81,
but here Wofford braced and aided by
some costly errors of the NeWberry
team they brought the score to three
all Each team won another game and
with the sets four all and the games
four all the excitement was intense.
This critical game was fought harder
4han any other game in the tourna-
Bent. It went to deuce ten times and
finally the Newberry players with a
supreme effort gathered in the two
successive points and the game, max
ing it five to four in their favor. The
next game was hotly contested, but
Eewberry won it and with it the South
Aerolina tennis cAau pionship in
doubles.
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