Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-30
TENNIS At NRWPoRT.

The Courts and the Weather Fayo
Good Playing-Hovey Wins tn
Match From Wrenn, and Larne,
| Unexpectedly Beats Hall Mucl
Interest In the Outcome OF tn
Final Match-Larned the Favorfte
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 29.-The weathe
for tennis WAS As good almost to-day a
that of Friday and Saturday was bad, ant
the courts were restored to their usual e1
cellent condition. The crowd was by fa
the largest of the tournament. Play be
gan few minutes before II O'Clock be
tween Hovey and wrenn. wrenn had
the service and lost the first point. Their
the points vibrated regularly between the
two, both playing a strong and careful
game. Hovey went oftenest to the ne,
and was effective there. though his play
was not so fast and dashing in style as be
has shown many times. He was evidently
playing with more care than Is usual with
him, and taking fewer desperate chances.
He showed excellent cross court work and
good judgment in playing, though with q
surprising tendency to drop balls on easy
strokes just outside the lines. Wrenn's
play was strong and even, more upon the
back line than Hovey's, and not 30 taking
on style, but with a get there quality in il
and but for his difficulty in handling the
service his work was as good all around as
that of the elder man. With the games
4-all, Wrenn lost on his own service and
then as usual, could not score against
Hovey's cannon ball drives and SO lost the
set, "a.
The second set was characterized by
much the same sort of playing. The
games were won each by the player sery-
ing until 4 all was reached, as in the first
set; Then Wrenn lost on his own service
and Hovey had his opportunity. But he
failed to rise to the occasion. The game
was long drawn out, but finally went to
Wrinn, Hovey's service doing him but lit
tie good now. 1t was games all and Hovey
again won on the others service. 1t looked
as though the score would again be evened
up, but after long game, in which Hovey
several times needed but point and deuce
was called more than once, Wrenn finally
drove the ball into the net and lost the set
at rs.
The third set was somewhat different.
Wrenn fell off somewhat, though still con-
testing steadily each and every point. Ho-
vey played more carefully, but fully as
strongly in this set and as result took the
set and the match.
The match between Lsrned and E. L.
Hall was a more than usually good exhi-
bition. Hall started in at fast pace and
easily ran away with the fret set. He
then dropped off and Larned, who had
been somewhat nervous at first, braced
wonderfully. He took the second set love
and got good lead in the third before
Hall regained his game. 1t was too late,
though, and this also went to Lsrned
Hall showed his usual improvement in the
fourth and by superior work ran out /.
The fifth and deciding set looked like
Halls. as after the score reached
2-all he carried it to Q and 8 8. But
Larned stayed well and soon had the score
even again. Hall got the odd game. but
could not win the next. Then Larned
took the thirteenth, and though Hall had
the next 40 10, pulled to deuce and finally
won, 8 6. 1t was a grand exhibition of
plucky uphill work, and the match was
won on the merits of the play, which was
strong and even brilliant on both sides.
The result was another surprise, though
few had thought it likely Lsrned might
win. The outcome of the final match Is
now much discussed. Hovey is the favor
lite, though Lsrned's remarkable success
causes many to look upon him as posi-
BILE winner