Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-19
PELL AND MORTIMER
WIN RACQUETS MATCH
st. Louis Titleholders Go Down
to Defeat at Hands of New
Workers in Exciting Contest.

a thrilling match in every respect re-
suited from the second meeting between
Dwight f. Davis and j. w. Wear. St.
ley G. Mortimer, New York. challengers,
in tine final round of the doubles racquet
championship of the United States at the
Racquet Club today. Pell and Mortimer
won by to 8 games, but they won only
by the skin of their teeth, and the re-
suit was really in doubt until the last
ace had been won and lost.
Seeing that Pell and Mortimer had OBJ
tanned such an overwhelming lead in the
match on January 30. when Pell was in
jured. it would have been exceedingly
nard luck for the New Workers. had they
not won today. They deserved their
victory, but so splenddly did Davis play
that he can be considered unlucky in
losing.
The titleholders had all the advantage
In the first game They put out their op-
ponents without scoring and replied with
three aces. and following a run OF three
aces by Pell and Mortimer they took
the score to seven to four in their favor.
Putting their opponents out again WITH
out scoring they ran to 12 to 4. Pell
and Mortimer took their total to eight in
two hands, but Davis and Wear ran out
the game los. The second game was
splendidly contested.
Davis and Wear ran to nine to none
in the second game, six service aces by
Davis being warmly applauded. Between
them Mortimer and Pell scored five aces
in their first hands. Davis and Wear re-
piled with one. Pell and Mortimer scored
four aces at their next attempt, but Davis
and Wear ran up a sequence of four aces.
When needing only one ace to give them
the game, however. they lost the service
and with run of six aces by Pell and
Mortimer, the score was called II all, set
3. Each scored three aces, but with
Mortimer serving, the New Workers. ran
out the game.
Pell and Mortimer were seen to great
advantage in the third game. With two
runs of two aces, one of five and another
or six to runs of three, one and three
they ran out the game, 1871 The fourth
game was Just as close as the second
and only one ace divided the contestants
at the finish. Pell and Mortimer did not
add to their score of the previous game
and Davis and Wear ran up seven aces
before being put out, Pel and Morti-
mer scored only three aces in their next
two hands, but with run of four Davis
and Wear brought their total up to dou-
BILE figures.
On putting their opponents out without
scoring, however, Pell and Mortimer
scored five aces in a row. Two more by
Davis and Wear took them to within
two points of game, but their opponents
were by no means done with and with
a run of four aces they made the score
IS all, set three. Two service aces by
Mortimer made the score l5-13 I'm favor
OF the New Workers, but they lost the
service and their opponents made II 10
ALL when in their turn they lost the
service. Pell was put out without scor-
ing, but Nortimer's service produced one
ace and he and his partner won the
game, 1918
with the score to against them,
the tltleholders came right back at their
opponents. The score was called eight
all In the fifth game, but after that Davis
and Wear forged a head ana won. 1911.
Keeping up the good work. they thrilled
the spectators by some exceptionally hne
work in the sixth game. which they won,
1913. The last game was wonderfully
exciting.
Neither side could get going although
Davis and Wear held the lead at four TO
one and seven to four Their opponents
then made it seven all and ten to seven
I'm their favor
Neither scored for couple OF hands.
but Davis and Pell made II ten all It
looked all over when Pell and Mortimer
ran their total to a. A run OF three aces.
however by Davis and Wear made the
score IA ALL set three. The holders lost
game an din Mortimer's next hand the
ran out the game and match.
Scores:
C G Pen and S. g.
Tennis and Racquet
Dwight F. Davis ana - 10 10 - -
J. W WeaF hee-