New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-24
BATTLE ON COUUS
NEARING AN EN-
LarryWaterbury and PAW.
Whitney Lose at Racoue,,
to Westerners.
DWIGHT DAVIS PLAYS
WITH DAZZLING SPEFn
Turns Off Sensational Strok,. :.
He and Wear Get Closet
10 Title.

In one Of the most brilliant a, ts
most stubbornly contested rnstch..
seen In this city Dwight Davis snsr,
Wear. OF St. Louis. defeated rax-
Waterbury and Payne Whitney. ~ "
York, In the semi-fnal round Of n.
tionsl doubles championship a. nn..
In the court OF the Racquet and To-
Club. in West 43d street, yesterday a..
noon. Seven games were requIr.a -
Stunning more than ar hour and A n,
The Westerners won as follows; H.
15-s, 15-s, Ill. i5-i2. So
15-9.
This was the Only championships r,,.
played. as in the other half o. N. s..
finals George T.. Clark. jr, and O. Con-
ney. Of the home club. defaulted 10 C.s,,,
r. Fearing and Hugh D Scott. Of Bo,,.
the title holders The default VIZ, !.
cssloned through the inability Of clv,
10 reach the club ~ the appointed hr,
The final between Davis and Wear "a.
Fearing and Scott Will start At i:,s u,
afternoon.
Not a few Of those In attendance y.
terday had ever seen Davis In a rsccc,
court, and they soon became enthusus
over his playing. The former lawn t.r,s
star easily had the most speed 0. q,
quartet, and the way he caused the III,
white ball 10 come shooting back aio,r
the side walls constantly presented \,
opponents with wellnigh impossible ga
He is left-hsnded player In addltr
10 being possessed Of great speed hims'
Davis did not seem 10 mind how Ii. h
came back at him, the Westerners rr
ready bat almost always being there
intercept AT the right instant His sccs
racy on half volley returns was about
near mechanical as IL was possibl. Q
make IL.
In referring 70 this noteworthy vctc1
Of the pair from st. Louis II would be gr
just 70 pass without word Of praise 70
Wear, who at all times proved an exec
lent mariner. IN the carly stages o, n
encounter the dazzling speed Of psys
naturally overshsdowed the others e
forts. but as the match progressed !, vsi
Wear who began &c DO the brunt OF ih
work. for Davis showed signs Of firing
especially in the last game. Wears SCI
vice for the first half Of the contes, vas
not particularly effective but improves
steadily thereafter and in the fnal gan
he scored several aces.
A common excuse friends Of losing tear
are likely 10 advance IS that they Oh n'
play up to their best form. such may n'e
been the case with Whitney and Naf'
bury YESTERDAY. though Il may be UlM
10 overlook the fact that Dsviss oNhf's
speed was enough n break up almos A.
human combination, no matter row ~
feet the team work. Many Of Waterbury
strokes 20 the corners, resulting IA ~
scoring on placement. were delivered VIZ
all Of his unquestioned acumen Ins'
were times when his service compete
bafied the efforts OF the opposing psi'' W
the national champion in measure o.
counted this with occasional faults ssi''
ing himself ont on no less than four o.
casions.
The feature OF the first game was ="
NAV tho home pair won after the oppo'
Ing couple had been credited "i'n v
game ball. There we're also Two NV.
rallies in the fourth hand, the brs Tsn'
terminating when Davis won the ace =
he side with q llghtninglike place ~
enthusiasm Of Wear was shown 'n0''s.
later. when he shouted to his par'ne,
on Shoot Il" Waterbury ana "n's
won in the sixth inning after SET
been called, u 10 "A.
In the second game Davis became ~
isnt. not onIv on his general ah-aiO.
nlav but more particularly IN 80
only four innings were necessary ;"
Uesterners in this set-to They KEEP y
the same dashng play throuenou,
next game. always holding the uppe' -"
When Davis and his partner "o-
ia II made the games stand wv
ono IN their favor. and they came -
making it three 10 one In the neAs
NICE again the veterans steadieo
the ninch came. winning ano'nsr
tracted contest, which went 10 SCI
The Afth game saw Wear TO pew. !.
vantage. his service becoming iu"'
effective as his partners. They 80,
= ,erfect harmony. and Won IN the eIs '.,
hand Is to Il. Waterbury Vas ~, :.
bIe in The sixth game. practically ~
noInts Tor his side being scored sneu
was in the service box. SIX OF IN, -,
900 gathered in the decisive hama W
an his service That made me - -,
all and interest ran high. "" y,
hogan well BY scoring three aces =.
vice in the opening hand Oh, al ~
Day,s's speed and Wears service ~
had become quite pulling prove -
much for the regulars The vic'o''
literally cheered when they le'' ~. M
NJ :. Patton acted as referee anu ~
ers marked. "a sr<
Earlier in the day Fearlhs ~ .s,,,
had a practice match agains. ~ro,s
and George standing. the clubs p'~ =,
sional courtney and standing ~
Ia. $50, 15--i2. Inc NV r,ss
about the club last nigh, was 'ha' =,
and Wear would prove too SPEEDY a,y
,iue holders IN the decisive match W.