New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
WIN TITLE BY DEFAULT
Shaw and Fearing Capture Ma
tionaI RaCquets Championship.
BARGER UNABLE TO PLAY
New Champions Defeated by
Whitney and Harding in Ex-
hibition Match.
rRy Telegram to The Tribune.

BN IelegTdpn 10 Inc lIlUuH''l
Philadelphia, Jan. &,-By the easy default
route Q. 4. Shaw and George r. Fearing
Of Boston. won the national racquet four
handed championship tournament In the
court Of the Racquet Club here to-day. TINS
unexpected crish was brought about by the
sudden illness OF Milton s. Barger, Who'
with Payre Whitney won for New YORK IN
the semi-fnal round on Saturday against
r. K -Cassatt and Wilson Potter.
In the second game Of this match Barger
was hit on the side OF the head by ball
reboundng from tho forewall. Tho ball
was from Potter's bat and going at great
speed. but Bargcr merely rubbed the In
jured spot and continued TO play as II moth
ing had happened.
During the night his head began to pain
him more and more, so that physician
was called The doctor regarded the con-
fusion as serious enough to necessitate
the patient keeping quiet. When II was
found that Barger could not play Lawrence
Waterbury teIephoned tho news to Whit
ney, who had remained overnight In Phila-
delpha Under the conditions whitney
had nothing to do but default for MS teaH'
The new champions, however, were not
destined to rest long on their laurels' ana
the fly in tho ointment came in their defeat
at the hands OF Whitney and q. Hardihg'
one OF the best of the Philadelphia racquet
set. As it. was not known until yesterday
morning that the Bostonians would receive
a default, large gathering of clubmen'
including q number from this city, crowded
into the palatial building in 18th street.
Rather than dIsappoint those present the
committee. headed by William II. Lewis
Uuhn. got up tho impromptu match
This resulted in one OF the best eHh,ol-
tions Of racquets ever seen between anna
teurs in the Philadelphia court. whitney
and Harding. in particular, played up 10
their best form and In the opinion OF
many had Barger been In flardng's place
tho result would have been the same.
At the start Whitney and Harding pro-
gresscd slowly. the count recording
single ace, scored by placement In the
opening hand after four innings. Not so
with the champions. who had gathered in
ten points in as many hands. seven OF
these taIlies were on service. Whitney
put the opposition out with fine place IN
the nth hand. and after his partner was
hand out in the next the New Yorker De
gan session in the servers box that
lasted well into the second game. the
run Of ten. supplementing as It did col
lection Of four in the previous hand, won
the game for the mixed team. Whit
ncy, playing better racquets than he has
shown I'm a long while. scored seven aces
by service in his unfinished run.
Continuing his hand TO start the second
game Whitney fingered until four more
aces had been recorded. The other side
then began to score steadily on service
with a good length ball. so that at the end
Of the third hand IL was Ito in their
favor. With one hand gone In the next
inning. whitney and Harding ran their
total 10 "a all. II was set at II then. out
after gathering In two OF the necessary
three points whitney and his partner we're
nut out. Shaw went In 10 serve. and
scored tp.ice on service. whereupon his
partner won the game with a place
Thereafter whitney and Harding al
ways had command of the situation. the
latter held his end up. making ges from all
sorts Of dficult angles in a manner that
stamped him player Of class.
The summary follows:
FIRST GAME
whitney aud Harding ......l . lo-,3
Aces nv service whitney and Harding, =. by
opponents miss (, by places. . Aces by ser
Vice. shaw and Fearing. s. by opponents miss
2. by places l.
SECOND GAME.
whitney and Harding ......,....,'t ~
shs% Sc, "Sd Sl rgS@s rsrTa whitney and Harding d BY
ornaments miss, \. by places, >. Aces hy scr
vice. shaw and Fearing. .. hy opponents mss
2. by place. -.
THIRD GAME.
shaw and Fearing ............,....oo ~
V.bitpcy and Harding ...,..,.,....- % 10
Ar.s by service Shaw and Fearing, D, by op
noncnt'g miss, I: by places !. Aces by service,
whitney and Harding, TO- by opponents miss
4 hy places, J.
FOURTH GAME.
whitney and Harding ............,t - :. " ~
shaw, and Fearing g.................i q \, -
Rres nv service whitney and Harding. =; BY
c,,oncrt's miss .; by places, /. Aces by ser
Wee. shaw and Fearing 3 by opponents miss
= R"sS,crrcc-yIohn "S Longacrc. Marker, F. c. Tomp.
klns.