Show TENNIS CHAMPS DEFEND TITLE Ward and Wright Easily Retain Na National t onal Championship HARDER GAME EXPECTED ALEXANDER OF OPPOSING TEAM MAKES POOR SHOWING 0 Newport tt R I exer exertion exertion tion Holcombe Yard Ward of Now New York and BoaIs Beals C Wright of Boston successfully defended the lie national tennis champlon ship In doubles on the tho Casino courts today by defeating Ii F B Alexander Alexandor and H H Hackett both or of N Now DW York ill In straight sets ata 62 61 63 The doubles championship was wall the event of thoda but in addition the eti cH tire Ure second round itt In the thu singles cham event was completed making with the double matches v tennis contests decided In tw two days That Ward Vard and score ore such a win over oer a pair that only yesterday showed themselves cool steady an and came as a surprise to the tho e experts while Alexander was Us a great The feature of the contest WAS the da dashing play ot of Wright right He was aU all over the tho court and at tUnes tithes encroached upon his partners territory All the men with the exception I or of came the second round t a reversal or of form Late In the afternoon Alexander b began sn his match hh with lt C Watson Jr but a after I each had taken n a et Alexander 1 wan taken sick and to the disappointment or of nearly all the players withdrew from the tournament I |