The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
FIGHT OF CLOTHIER
And DABNEY COUNTS
Philadelphia Boston Pair Is
Victor Over Major and Man
After Uphill Battle.
MATCH GOES FIVE SETS

GLEN cow. l.. l.. Jnly l0.-Wilam
J. Clothier of Philadelphia and Alfred
:. Dabney of Boston came up from
behind aud defeated Cedric A. Major
and Alrick II Man. Jr. the Manhattan
doubles champions, In the final round
OF the Nassau Country club invitation
lawn tennis tournament ere to-day.
but II took them five sets to do it al
&c. 12-li. g, G-i. e. Cloth
ier's play was the feature Of the day.
He was everywhere all the time IL
was due to his uutlring effort that his
team won the match. Dabney. could
not get goine nj all IN the first two sets
and the opposition took great pains In
seeing that tre brunt Of the attack
was directed at him.
The team work Of the New Workers.
was far above that OF the winners. ard
IL surely looked az II they had tho
match in hand when they took the first
two ssts. Trcy showed their ability
especially in the long second -ct, which
went to twenty-six games before a de-
cislun was reached. AltoGet "r u"
points were played In tuis set alon"
and It took about two hour'. TIL
length OF the SECOND set caused the
players to depart from the usual Gus
tim OF resting after the third st. TheN
fdvanced the period OF respite to the
end OF the second set AZ tluthirii sur-
r%e.tion, although the latter was thu
freshest, looking OF the -four.
TN resi- did not do Major and Man
very much good evidently. for Trey
came back and started to play poo
tennis from the beginning of the third
get and never did get going right there
%. IauI y.N gapsnaaI m "A hit nffDT
the siesta and played good tennis in
the third and fourth sets. but was be-
ginning to weaken again in the final
set.
Major and Man took the lead ear''
i'm the opening set and held IL right
through To the finish, leaving no doubt
as TO the outcome. but in the second @t
the laad alternlted from one team 20
the other. Clothier and pahney came
within a couple OF aces of 1t three or
four different times. but could not pun
I out. They had the lead a Ell
and 80 love. but Major and Man stuck
in "A final squirt. which gave them three
games and the set.
Clothler and Dabney finished the
third set from . all by taking our
in a row. n in the fourth set eNened
the match lay winning five straight
from | all. The NTH set was nh ana
tuck all the way through The New
Workers trailed at the beginning. but
pulled up and led ~ "a. That, now
ever, was their last bit OF speed Tor
the tourney. for they were very SLOW
in the next three games. wh'ch tney
lost. scoring only three points. The
summaries
Nassau country club Mems Invitation
7 Doubles. Final Rouud-Wtliam J Glothier
and Alfred :. pabney defeated teirlc \
Major ana Alrick II. Man. Jr, -,
! i2-lt. &c. G-l. Ct The point score
FIRST SET.
CIothier and Dabney- .
"' ~ 4:G i-3s-6
SECOND SET
I CIuthler and Dabuey-
78A2 l5illli 10 90
4lill az ut.
552f45I tll4li+iA =.
2ilti -sS-l%
THIRD SET
Clothier and pahn'y ; .tt,t5-1-s
Major and Jan. - ! e3-G-!
FOURTH SET
! Clothier and pabnoy : -,
FIFTH SET,
Ciothier and Dnhney- .
~ ti3l2 o-3S-i
Totals-Cloihier and pahncy . sets ~
games. 2l3 aces; Major and Man. : sets
- games. isN aces.