New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
KEEN PLAY IN RACQUETS
Baruer and Whitney Reach Final
Round for National Title.
CHAMPIONS ALSO SCORE
Beat Douglas and Waterbury IN
Decisive Fashion on Phila-
delphia Court
lRy Telegraph to The Tribune.


York teams. Milton S Rargcr and PAYnc
Whitney. came through 10 the final round
IN the national four-handed racquet cham
potnship tournament. which began here to-
day on the court Of the Racquet Club. Inc
team IN question downed K. X. C&ssatt ana
Wilson Potter Of the home club in the
bordes, kind of a match. which required
the full seven games
IN tho other half of the semi-fnal round
ouincv A. Shaw and George r. FEARING OF
Roston. tho title holder. won decisivelr at
the EXPENSE Of J. Gordon Douglas ana
Lawrence Waterbury. of New York. me
cbamnions make an ideal combination
Shaw being left handed and Fearing rish''
il enables them to take majority OF their
shots to the forehand Fearing a'"aNS
steady. takes all manner Of difficult shcts
while Shaw generally manages 10 XIII '''e
ball when the gets arc easy.
Barger and Whitney had quite a scare
when they failed to get going at the outset
losing the first two games. one 10 love
The spurt Of the Philadelphia team Tor
. time was due TO a brilliant service oI
Potter. who had good length ball work
ing 10 perfection. Later on Whitney served
effectively while BarCer was always I" no
relied upon. George T., Brooke, a former
amateur champion in doubles. acted aS ref
cree. while r {. Tompkins. the head pro
fessional Of the home club. attended TO the
marking.
The court was crowded and quite a nru-
her Of New York enthusiasts came over
with the team. The decisive match will be
played here tomorrow.
Douglas Breaks Bat.
To start the first match Boston won the
toss and Shaw went I'm TO serve. His ses-
. sion was brief a the first ball hit the tell
%. tale and il was hand out. Waterbury ana
Douglas got an ace in their half OF inc
inning on a miss For a time neither sioe
succeeded in making much headway until
tho fifth hand, when the count stood 10 10
in favor Of Douglas and Waterbury
Fearing. who began getting good length
on his service. soon scored several nlChS
and with a run of six his team assumed
the lead Douglas evened up the count
with an ace on service in his half, but ne
broke a bat in the next rally and was mana
out The New Workers had fine chance
10 win In the seventh hand, but miss oS
Douglas left them within two OF the neces-
ssrv count The champions settled 10 their
work then and made it set at lS in the next
hand. They added two more points oelore
retiring. while the best Douglas and Water
bnry could get was a solitary acc, the pair
going ont after a long rally.
A place followed by misses on the part Oh
the opposition enabled Shaw and Fearing
10 win the game in the ninth hand WIN
run of four, the final count being Is 10 ~
This was the only protracted game OF the
match, or, for that matter, the day.
Pace Fast in Opening Game
Tho mace throughout the opening game
had been Of the fastest and Fearing ap-
reated willing to rest UP trihe. His side
was blanked in the first hand. Douglas ana
Waterbury scoring twice in their matt
shaw tailed twice on service 10 start the
socond hand and then followed two more
nm misses for the opposition
"te RS5l,STs,ss went in to serve for his sloe
then and during the few moments that fol-
toued the New Yorker appeared IN ms
true colors for the first and only ume
during the match. Judging the length oil
his shots. with rare precision he began by
..orlns 7 consecutive aces on service. The
eneed Of Douglas and his partner also
c,used the other side 10 miss, while Water
b,,r1, counted three times with beautiful
rlacas The run totalled II before Douglas
lost his hand and the next two aces came
with Waterbury serving, so that IT was the
New Workers game. 10 to T.
Waterbury was still serving when the
third game began and he didn't lose his
hand until his side had rolled up more
noints > on service. 5 on misses and l on
r,acAment It'Iooked as If Douglas and
but a complete reversal followed when the
champions went in for their half.
No Holding the Boston Pair.
Shaw began the service and out Of the
next II aces credited TO his side were on
his own hicks Fearing scored once on
soft place off the side wall. il began TO
look a Il Shaw would run out the game,
but he put himself out with a double fault.
Fearing then took his session in tho SER
ver's box and after the first point ran out
with trio of aces of service. Here was a
most remarkable game finished all in one
inning and the gallery wondered what
would follow.
" As II turned out there was no holding the
Boston pair thereafter. Douglas and Wat
erpury MADE brave stand I'm their half of
the first inning of the fourth game after
the Massachusetts experts had corralled
Waterbury made three OF the five aces
given to his team, on service. Shaw then
cut loose with another of his great runs
collecting on service. The other points
resulted from opponents misses and one
placement.
The last game was as one-sided as the
previous one. except that five hands were
necessary. Whenever Waterbury began
getting his service working, Shaw would
step forward 10 meet IT on the volley. Shaw
Won the match with two aces by service in
srhe fifth hand. The other Team got only
four.
Had any one offered TO wager that Whit
nty and Barger would fail TO score In tho
opening game tho odds would have been a
thousand 10 one against such possibility
yet that is Just what happened the result
OF brilliant playing on the part of the PhiIa-
delphians and little loose work by the
other side. Cassatt and Potter began the
service. and although they scored twice on
opponents misses. nothing happened 10
give any indication Of what was to follow.
New Workers Lack Steadiness.
Whitney and Barger failed on easy gets
IN their half and then the Phiiadelphians
began run that both surprised and pleased
#, their admirers. Potter suddenly developed
a beWilderins service, some of his strokes
having so much speed that the New York
ers with difficulty got their bats near the
hall. In this way twelve points were reeled
of IN rapid succession. Potter scoring four
on service. Cassstt supported his partner
cleverly and when they were put out the
game ball had been reached. Whitney and
Bargcr worked hard 10 score I'm their half
OF ih1. socnnd lnnlng hut thnu ,unro roti.oa