The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
WHITNEY AND SANDS EARN
RIGHT TO PLAY FOR TITLE
They Spring Big Surprise in Court Tennis Doubles by
Defeating Crane and Fearing in Semi.Anals-
Gould and HUM Also Win.

whitney had made. Fearing settled the
chase. hitting the ball out of court
He netted the next ball and Sands
brought the game score to deuce by
siamminG one of the tambour and
game first vantage on a shot to the
grille. TIL game went to the New York
players when Fearing failed to win q
hazard a yard.
The New York players kept right on
going until they led at . games to I, but
even then few of tho spectators took
their squirt seriously. The onlookers
figured that the visitors were taking
Things easy for a set and would hustle
on to victory In the next. Even when
the local team had won the first SET
there were few in the dedans or gal
leries who would have conceded tina,
they had a chance of winning the match.
And when the visiting combination
gained an early lead of 4-2 In the
fourth set with Crane going at top speed
II looked as II the only hope for the New
York players MAS in the possibility OF
the visitors breaking q couple of limbs.
Fearing. however. had not been stand
Ing up we'll under the strain OF the ter
rife pace and both Sands and Whitney
marked II before any OF the spectators.
Having noticed that Fearing tired. II
was only natural that they should d.
rect their attack against him. and they
did 1t steadily. with such xest that they
reeled on game after game until they
mad the set In and the match tied.
Teams Divide Games.
With victory In sight the local men
played the game OF their lives, and with
victory slipping the Boston men worked
their hardest. N teams divided the
sames until they were even at 4 all. The
visitors took the ninth on Cranes bcauti.
fui cut shots for placement. but Sands
emulated the visitors example In the
next game and evened UP the set score
again.
Crane became wild in the next game
and contributed three errors, which
helped the local men to win the first
vantage game and gave them the match
on two more nets In the twelfth game
after Whitney had won chases Of worse
than a yard and better than half a yard
on perfect place shots. The losers had
some measure OF consolation In the fact
that they outscored the victors on games
at ~ to % and on strokes at 142 to 1873.
The other match. in which the cham
pions disposed Of Cutting and Water
bury. was mainly attractive as an ex-
hibition OF team work and brilliant play
by loud and HUM. The Philadelphians
VINO about as they liked. They prevailed
on games at is TO & and on strokes at
lo$ to 70. The summaries:
National Court. Tennis Championship
". 7. HUM, Philadelphia. defeated e.
cutting and Lawrence Waterbury. New
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scores: ~
wArERBtRY. ~ AND
FIRST SET.
Gould and HUM
Cutting and w.SS:l||%"-ai-
49,
SECOND SET.
Gould and HUM
s-4i-6
Cutting and Waterbury,
THIRD SET
Gould and HUM ........
Cutting and Waterbury .i333iT2-N-i
TotaIs-Gould and HUM. . acts. IL games.
."t points: cutting and Waterbury. o sets,
u games. az points,
SANDS AND WHITNEY vs. CRANE AND
FEARING.
FfReT SET.
5f.a: an: ana F Eslin:y. 49,
SECOND SET.
s1an. an. ana T E..l'" ;--ss-S
THIRD SET
Sande and whitney 2 A-2o--s
Crane and Fearing, 2 OF.
FOURTH SET.
Sands ana Whitney
<-3o-s
Crane and Fearing
342<Ab1 9 2-:4-@
FIFTH SET.
Sands and Whitney
%-11-7
Crane and Fearing
+:451 : o-35-5
T~otals-Sands and whitney. q sets. ~
games. I33 points; Crane and Fearin. .
sets. % games. II? points. :