The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-23
TWO CHAMPIONSHIP
AWAY WITH VISITORS
Waterbury. Present. and whit
ncy, Former Racquet King.
Play Steadily.
|CHICAGOANS THEIR PREY
,iut Osborne and ThOrnc Make
jt Last Six Games-Clark
and Courtney Win.

Speed plenty marked the play yes
terday jn the first round Of the racquets
tournament. for The national doubles
championship at the New York Racquet
ana Tennis Club. There were two
matches, one In the morning and one In
the afternoon. the winners Of which will
s"rond round to-day.
6. G. Clark. Jr, and O. Courtney met
S. Mortimer and O. NJ. Heckscher In the
morning and won In four straight games
Mt ib--2. 15--l2, 1s-14 and ID. In
the afternoon =. Whitney and Lawrence
Waterbury teamed mp against George a.
Thornc and Charles q. Osborne of the
Chicago Racquet and Tennis Club and
won four games out OF six. l5--ll, 3-lo.
I5-9. 3--l5. I'LL. 15-8.
Whitney and Waterbury won their
match by virtue OF the fact that they
were the better match players. The Windy
City players. Osborne and Thorne. were
sometimes as brilliant as their opponents
and certainly had as much speed. Thcy
had a bit Of tough luck In having to team
up against a pair. one member OF which
Is the present national champion and the
other former title holder. The match
| itself WAS full OF sustained brilliant rail-
| lies. and easily equalling the work OF the
| professionals kept the spectators on their
| feet throughout.
The men started play with their sweat
! ers on, but in the first game with the
| score at 2 all and competition waxing
warm Waterbury shed his Jersey and the
| others followed his example. After the
| opening game went to II each four con-
secutive aces gave II to Whitney and
| Waterbury.
Whitney looked to be out OF shape at
| the start OF the match, but soon came into
! Il nd pla Of
lie was especially good In the tight places
and backed up Waterbury. who was In
| fine FORM in great style
Thorne and OO1rne were both IN hne
| condition. Their strokes were perfect and
showed evidence OF much careful practice.
They had seemingly no weakness. They
placed we'll and had worlds OF speed but
lacked what might be termed the "spiritus
| intus." that little thing which makes
champions.
In the second game there was a peculiar
incident which caused much laughter
among the spectators. Osborne made a
hard drive which should have gone 10
Waterbury, but Thorne, in the excitemen,
OF the match made tile return. II was a
wonderful return. but of course 1t wen,
for naught. The summaries:
CLARK AND CouRTNEY W MORTIMER
FIRST GAME.
Clark Courtney. Observation-Disclosures. 6-1s
| Mortimer. IIeckscher. ............... 4 /
SECOND GAME
Ssrh cSni H.sk.ch.r SsiiciSS II:
THIRD GAME.
S SSlai@sT Hesk:ch.r Il,
FOURTH GAME
clark Courtney Observation-Disclosures. "a 81!
Aces by service--Clark and courtney, 20,
Mortimer aud iieckscher it. Aces by place
ment--,'lark and Courtney 10: Mortimer and
clark and Courtney, IS Mortimer and
Heckscher, 6, Referee-Morton s. PaytOn
Marker-Edward Rodgers.
WATERBURY AND WHITNEY VS. rHoRNE
| AND OSBORNE.
FIRST GAME
Whitney Waterbury. ...... 3 {: 3 2 4--1i
Thorne- Osborne. ........... q III
SECOND GAME.
Whitney Waterbury ............ OF | l.
Thorne Osborne .............,. IL,
; THIRD GAME.
Whitney Waterbury ........ - 50 2-ll
Thurno osborne. ........... = 2 O.
FOURTH GAME.
Whitney D." aterbury ......,..... O.
Thprne Osborne. ........,+,..., Ill
FIFTH GAME,
, Whitney Waterbury ........ = {. 0 b-1i
, | Thor Osborne .........., l IL
SIXTH GAME.
Whitney waterbury....... 9l2l III
; Accs by service-wwhi,ney and Waterbury
30 Thorne and osborne. IS. Aces by place
ment whitney and waterbury ls; Thorn'
whitney and Waterbury. 49, Thorns an,
osborne, ~. Rsferee-M. :. Payton. Marke
--ueorge Standing.
To-DAYS SCHEDULE.
40 A. Nc. 4. Clark Jr and {;
= and II, u. Scott, Boston.
Sd lso y p ~ V. Wat%Sreuyy and whitney
, Davis, st. Louis.