The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-28
TWO RANKING STARS
OBLIGED TO GO FAST
Washburn Forced TO Five Sets
by Wright and Gardner
by Wightman.
WILLIAM Ms HAS IT EASY

BosToN. July ~27.-Though for the most
part the ranking players in the Long
wood Cricket Club tennis tournament
had comparatively easy times In theii
matches to-day. there were two battles
In which leading opponents Of the game
were forced to Ave sets for tho win.
Irving G. Wright. who has had a more
or less meteoric career as a tennis
player. forced Watson NJ. Washburn To
his limit ere the former Harvard star
triumphed. In another hard match. e..
i. Gardner. Jr. the Massachusetts cham
pion. was carried through Ave sets TO
defeat George w w~ightman. who fur
nished the sensation OF tho opening day
by eliminating A. :. Dabney.
In the Washburn-wrigh match the
latter took the first two sets in twelve
and sixteen games respectively and
looked in a fair way to win the match.
In the third set he ran up "A lead OF
four games to one. when Washburn
suddenly rallied and took the next
five games in n row. thus getting the
set from out Of the fire, as II were.
The fourth set likewise went to wash
burn. much more easily though, for In
Il he allowed Wright just two games.
With the sets two all. Wright began
to tire appreciably. but even then he
forced Washburn to his utmost In the
first and second games. Toward the lat
ter part OF the NTH set Washburn had
the local player running from one side
line to the other. At that stage Wash
burns offence stiffcned. while Wright's
broke completely. Largely the play was
from the back court. with "A number OF
brilliant placements.
II was apparent that Wightman had
brought with him a continuance Of
the game which eliminated Dabney. for
he took the first set in eight games and
the second In nine in his match with
Gardner. lie used the same slow. me-
thodical style OF play. with an occasional
chop stroke for n point. In the third
set Gardner stiffened. and all Wight
man got was a singh game. will just
two in the fourth and three IN the
fifth.
To-day's grand stand match had ID. :.
Waters. the young lsouis.anan, and X.
Norris Williams. national champion. as
the opponents. Williams started the
match by allowing Waters only a few
games in the first two sets. With great
accuracy and certainty ne drove the ball
TO the side lines and corners for place
ments. Throughout Williams stroked
his game finely. but In the third set
Waters shove to better advantage. al
though II VAS not no much that his OF.
fence or the severity OF his game was
too much FOR the champion as 4; was
that errors crept into W.lliams's play
with little excuse Where Williams de-
ponds largely on his foTehand and vol
leyS Waters made the fatal mistake o:
not playing into the backhand OF the
national champion often enough.
In the Eastern championship doubles
II. &. Seaver and Frank sul!oway were
eliminated by a Connecticut pair in most
surprising fashion. The local pair took
! Nh. h-st SGT and th.p..ftar u.S ,t.
classed completely BY Nettl.ton and Co,e
o. New Haven and Hartford respec.
lively. Harold II lIackett and Theodore
u. Pei won their match from Il. &. Bra"
and q. + Wales in "A rather auspIc.ous
manner. taxing II In straight sets. The
summaries.
I.ong"ood chsienre cup sins IS. second
Round. A Richards, Sponord. y H.,
defeated Charles. Nose. j.. 6-l, 6-2:
Horace Taylor. Boston. defeated r. A.
Holden. Jr, by default.
Third Round-N. ". NiI-s. Boston, de-
'eated {. Is Wllbar, BOstun. I'll. e.,
al. ", Nj Johnston. san Franclsco, de.
ftatsp A. \ Reggie, Boston. 81, 6-i.
s.; J :, SsHbury. Boston, defeated T. u.
Robert lie Roy. New York. defeated II. Il.
whitman. Boston, Ct. e.. as, j. 4.
Lyon. Boston. defeated g W-thrrs. win.
throp. 90. I'll, So. craig Blddle. Phiia-
de lphil, defeated Robert {. BRAY. Newton,
80, e, 81: Il. G. Seaver. Boston. de.
feated l." II Martin. Lowell. 81. Ct
80 Il. :. Gamer. Philadelphia. defeate.
George II. N.ttl.ton New Haven. 81.
al. Ga: X. y Williams "a. Bosto de.
frated u :. Waters. New Orleans. tt.
defeated George II. wigh,man. Boston,
s-6. at. 81. g., Is. q. i Griffin,
san Francisco, defeated j. A Richards.
go 60; g. II. T Emerson cineln-
"a. S.: W. II. washburn. New York.
defeated Irving {. Wright. Boston. -.
ID, "a g. SIS Hoffman Nickerson,
Boston, defeated Norman Johnson, New
Philadelphia, defeated {. p. Dodge. colo.
raio springs, 81, 81. e.
Boston, defeated ", r. Dearborn ana +
n Underwood, Boston, Ga, 81. e-e;
richardson, Jr, Boston, defeated ID, :.
Waters. New Orleans. ana II. u. Carpen-
ter, PhiIaGelph,a; 80, IS, 90, -.
NJ Washburn, New York. defeated J. $.
Sicholl and 4: Hinchcllne. Boston, s--?.
s1l' 60: " p whltehouse. Portland,
"a, -, Is. iO"s; g H1ichins and
/, .d =, r y ns. lT' SsIeayea V Ward ana
y. W. Niles and q =. Gardner. Jr.. Bos-
ton, defeated +, Il sedgeley and Il. Field,
and r. n. Dana. Providence, defeated r.
a.. 60. O.: n, r.. scott and :. l.,
Heals, Boston. defeated +. y Olmstead,
Pomfret. Conn, and r. \. COOK. Williams.
town, 81, +-6. C., 81; G.. A. Lyon
and !, Wheelwright. Boston. defeated j.
Novel; and y. +, HallOwrll. Boston. LIZ.
II, 4-6. 6-2, IL. V. Greenough and &.
frGth'nsham. ir? Boston defeated G.
60; A. D.. Rotch, Milford, y. H.. and
+. A. Niles: Concord. y. Il, defeated IL.
and W. :, Mlnot, Boston. 6-2, C-l, ID
Second Round--H. Hackett and r, II.
Peli, New York, defeated n. G. bray and
O., + Wales. Newton, Is, "a. "a:
u. Holt and II. /. Foster, Boston, de,
feated NJ, =. Johnson, Polath. Fla. ana
u. Taylor, Boston, G-o, Is, G-2. +. II
Hooker. New York, and J., Mason, de.
feated II. Means and J. q. l.. Rlake, 81
s--3. 3--6, GO. 6-2: Craig BidlIe. Phil,
adelphia, and II, c. johnson, Bostnn d.
feated j. Cummings and +. Il. Baird. New.
ton. 20. 60, I'll; c. 7. Porter and G.
II, Collester. Hoston. defeated David r.. and
J. l., karrick. Jr, Washington, D. q
G--?, 60, C-l; q. II. Nettleton, New
Haven. and +. W, Cole. Hartford. de.
feated il, G. Seaver. Boston, and r. I
Sulloway. Concord. y. IL. It. g, d
81; j. H.. and H., Tunis, Boston. defeated
Ct, 6--3. 81: O.. g. Gamer, PhisIelnhia
and II. II. Bundy. Boston. defeated Phiiin
Wardner and W. II. Davis. Boston, 90
c., 60,
Henderson breaks 100 strnIuht.
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