The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
RACQUETS TITLE HES
ITSELF TO THE WEST
Davis and Wear of st. Louis Go
Faster Every Minute in
Doubles Final.
FEARING AND SCOTT WILT
After Downing Occidcntals in
First Two Games They Lose
Four in Succession.
FEARING AND SCOTT WILT
Second Section

That little bit Of advice about going
west which was handed out to the young
men Of the overcrowded East some years
ago does not seem to have been taken for
what II was worth by great many of
the citizens, but all Of our very incest
little lawn tennis titles are now resting
securely in the land Of the sunset, and
Yesterday the national doubles champion
shin at racquets went out TO keep them
company.
More than any advice that possibly
could have been given. the all around play
ing Of Dwight +. Davis and J. W. Wear of
St Louis in the final round of the rae
Quets tournament at the New York Rae
auet and Tennis Club yesterday induced
that title to head for the city infamous for
its baseball teams. The St Louis pair
were opposed by II. w Scott and q. H.
Fearing OF Boston, the winners OF the
championship last year at Boston. who
had advanced To the last stage of the
tourney by virtue OF a bye in the hrst
round and a default in the second. There
lore II was the first match that the Bay
state comb nation played In the series and
they were beaten four gaines out of six at
scores of LIB. 6-l5. 15-2 15--6.
ij--1i and Ia.
At the beginning OF the first game
neither side gave any indication Of su-
periority. Davis won the tossup and
started service. but went out without
scoring an ace The Bostonians earned
one point in their turn but the second
hand showed "a blank for both teams. ON
the third hand. after Davis had been
BANKED, Wear scored five points four OF
which were on service. and ST Louis stock
went up by leaps and bounds. The Bay
Ito h.t.
Fearing put on full speed In the next and
his team moved along so fast that the
Westerners seemed to be standing still.
Ffrs, blood went to the Eastern contin-
gent. l5-12.
As the opening game was drawing IL
u close Il became apparent that the Bp--
ton players had struck their stride. and
they started out after the second In a
style that left no room for doubt AS 10
what team was going to be the winner OF
tina, game They Just bubbled over vita
speed and accuracy and AT the end or the
fourth hand had the score in their favor
AT l3-2 The ST. Louis men made n
squirt which gained them four points. bu.
they could not hold the pace and were
beaten l5-6.
with sure defeat staring them in the
face the Wesierners braced w in the third
game and won 1t without much diihcuity.
For "A time II WAS a question among the
epectators as TO whether the champions OF
last year merely had let M on their play
In order 10 get rest, whether they had
riayed above speed In the first couple OF
games and had tired themselves out or
whether the ST. Louis players at last had
got together and were going right. The
last soon proved to be the best guess, for
Wear had improved wonderfully on his ser
vice. while Davis had recovered the form
that he displayed on Friday. There were
many long rallies in the third game. but
they Invariably ended In favor OF the
Westerners who tore along at terrific
pace and won lo-3.
The fourth game was practically repe-
tition OF the third except that Davis be-
came more speedy II anything. while his
partners service was even more effective
In the third hand Wear made nine aces
mainly on his own work Four OF these
we're on service. The score for this game
was lit, with the Western team on tn.
winning end.
In the NTH game Wear worked like O
beaver and was more to the fore than his
crafty partner. Davis. Fearing worked
lust as hard for his team and was re-
sponsible for six points In the SECOND
hand, but the Missourians ran out In tbs
third hand after coming up from behind
finishing Is 10 II.
Wears service was invincible In thu
anal game. Tie had his rivals reaching
all over the court trying to make returns
and Davis helped things along by regal,
ing his accuracy. Scott weakened In tn
game and left most of the work 10 hi
already overworked partner The West
erners won, with Wear in the serving bo,
when the last ace was made. The score
WAS Id. The summary:
Dwight r. Davis and J. w Wear. st
Louis. VS.. II. w. Scott and q. X Fearing
boston
FIRST GAME
Scott and Fearing Ill
pav's and Wear. ........-.. b Il.
ANALYSIS.
"A. o, Nj Pl
ecott and Fearing, ..........
Davis and Wear. .......,....
SECOND GAME
Scott and Fearing. ....,... ! Ill
Dsvi. 1, nd Wear. .-..,,,.... 0 49,