The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-24
new YORK RACQUETS
TEAMS ELIMINATED
Clark and Courtney Default
and Waterbury Whitney
Pair IL Beaten.
ST. LOrISANS TURN TRICK
J. W. Wear and Dwight +.
Davis. Donor of Tennis Cup.
Win Seven Game Battle.

Inability TO collect the team Tor iht
game and inability to with
stand the opslaugh, of the invaders In
tn. afternoon match forced the two New
York racauets pairs. which had been VIC
torious in the first round of the national
tournament out of the run
ming for the title In the second round AT
the New York Racquet and Tennis club
YESTERDAY o. &. CLARK. Jr.. VINO was
paired w with q. Courtney to meet u. u.
Scott and q. r. Fearing Of Boston In the
battle could not be- present
and his team had to default TO the Bos-
touians
This match was scheduled for II 30
A. W and ali the players hut Clark were
In readiness. They waited until o'clock
and then went out on the court. SO az
not to dlsappoint the large crowd looking
forward 10 tn. match Courtney Joined
forces with George Standing and played
Scott and Fearing An exhibition contest.
The Bostonans lost. but had the ad-
vantage ~ getting some good practice.
which they need II they hope To heat
dwight F. Davis and j. NJ. Wear Of St
Louis In the final this afternoon.
Tho donor Of the famous Davis cup. the
lawn tennis classic. with his partner.
Wear. overcame the speedy team OF Payne
Whitney and Lawrence Waterbury In the
afternoon fray. The match went TO seven
games. with ecores AT LII. is,
i5--a ll-i7. I5-l2. 6l5 and 15-@.
Davis. who is tail and rangy and left
handed gave by far the best exhibition
of all around play in the match. with the
possible exception OF his service. which
was soft and easily received by his OPP
ponents n. was better at every depart
ment Of the game than any one or the
three other players His great reach per-
miitad him to connect with the sphere no
matter how II came at him. and MS
powerful returns ratified around the -four
walls with seemingly no effort ON his
part.
Davis was at his best on back hand
strokes and the way he took III" bal
out Of the right hand corner was a
revelation. His pickups too. were un'
usually clear cut and accurate.
Wear who was much slighter than hi
partner, backed him UP in grand style
Davis left very little ground for Weal
to cover. hut what was left was wei
! taken care OF.
/ on the losing team Waterbury was cas-
lily the star. His service was as stronI
az usual and his placing az accurate
Whitney played well. too. hut he was no
. quite 80 sure on his strokes as the othe
. men. .
The very first game started wit
plenty OF excitement. The ST Louis pal
went into the lead on the third hand afte
long rallying at 81. With run @
seven in the nth hand Whitney an
Waterbury moved to the front. only to b
forced back when Davis and Wear ra
eight on their hand In The score the
stood at li-l1 and IL looked as IL tn
visitors would draw first blood but IN
home players braced and ran six, win
ming the game. l7--ii.
The invaders came back strong in tn
second game and evened things by win
ming, Is. A run OF l3 in the third han
was mainly responsible for this Havn
struck their stride. the 81. Louis comb
nation moved along steadily and TOO
the third game. lb--s. In this game the
scored in every one OF the six hand
played
Whitney and Waterbury AZ this stage {
the game and they knuckled down in IN
fourth. They scored with regularity an
were in the lead at IA to on the sixt
hand A squirt by the Westsrners CAV
them "A run of sin and with the scof
ia against them they looked danger
Gus bu, could not keep up the good wor
After n hard fight Davis and Wear too
the NTH game t5--l2, hut the pace III
gan TO tell on them and they dropped n
next. l5-6. This was the first game
which the visitors scor. did not show
double figures. The victory in this gan
was due to the stand which Waterbui
, made on the last hand. when he made
run OF eight, mainly by his service.
That Davis was weakening was vel
evident and the spectators Frightened u
, looking for IA home victory. Their hop
were raised when Waterbury started u
seventh game by serving three aces b'
, wer. soon crushed when they reaiiz'
! that Wear had gained in speed ar
strength and WAS bOlsterinR up the weal
: ness of his partner, whitney was pretl
, Well tagged out by this time ana u
Westerners pushed along steadily al
triumphed, IS. The summaries:
p WHITNEY AND MATERNITY vs. DAN
, WEAR
FIRST GAME.