St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-27
BRILLIANT TENNIS.
Some Really Fine Exhibitions of
the Game by the Champions on
the Newport Courts.
Ed Hall Beats Chase. Earned De-
feats V. Hall. Wrenn Wins and
Hovey Follows Suit.

NEWPORT. Aug. 26.-The conditions
for the tennis play this morning were
very poor. 1t rained all night and the
play was begun in drizzling rain at
1880. Sam Chase and Ed Hall were the
first to begin. In the first set Chase
started in by showing surprisingly
strong tennis. III view of the prevailing
conditions. and played all around his
opponent. taking the set on his superior
work, Hall being able 10 get but one
game. and that after the score had gone
TO 81. hail began To brace in the see
ond, while Chase fell off d little. Hall
won the first two games. then carried
the score Ia a.. 5-3. and then went out.
doing good work through the set.
The third set looked as ii II would 60
to Hail also. though Chase took the first
game. Hall was doing the better work
of the two men and soon had the score
- He could not hold, though, the
fast pace at which he was travelling,
and pretty soon Chase began to strike a
better gait. Indeed, Hail stopped short
almost. ana allowed his competitor To
pull I'D till they were even at fall. and
then 10 forge ahead and take the set
away from him. 6-4 In the next Hall
TOOK wonderful brace, and this set
was practically unapproachabie. He
allowed Chase but two games. and to-
wards the end of the game scarcely a
point was scored against him, and he
soon pulled out the set and won the
match
The match between Larned and Y.
Hail was called shortly before noon.
when the shower was atits worst From
the beginning OF the first set it was
apparent that Hail had no show against
his opponent. who outpiayed him at
every point from start TO finish. The
first two sets went quickly and easily
10 Larned. In the third Hall made the
only contest OF the match, and looked at
one time as though he might escape
losing three straight, but with the score
~ and So III his favor. the other man
was too strong for him, and by good
steady work passed him and won 10.
The match between young WTenn. OF
Boston. and Fielding, of Philadelphia.
was the one which attracted the most
attention this afternoon after the CON-
pletion of the Hall-Chase contest.
Fielding. though having several years
experience in & national tournament.
was not expected 10 make 4 strong
stand against his young competitor.
With his brilliant record in recent
matches. Wrenn was looked upon
as an easy winner before play
mad begun, and the first set seemed
TO justify this. His play was
very strong in the net. and the
other man got but single game. He
fell OF from mis- strong play in the next.
however, and Fielding came up enough
TO take the set o.. The next was the
decisive set, but was 4 hard battle be-
fore the victory was finally recorded
for the Boston: boy. Both men played
with the knowledge that this was the
crisis OF the match. and the score was
games all several times. Wrenn finally
pulled out by virtue OF his great Steadl-
ness. a. The pace was TOO fast for
Fielding, and he failed TO get even one
game in the last set Nrenn thus won.
The other match of the afternoon
went also contrary 10 expectation, SO
far as the ease with which 1t was won
was concerned. 1t was between Rich
ard Stevens and H0vey. Stevens IS a
good player. and. while he was not ex-
pected 10 win. he was expected 10 make
an interesting fight against the man &C
kno8ledged 10 be his superior. Hoyey
was III superb form and PLAYED as he
rarely does. He was all over his court
and up close TO the net Oil the slightest
opportunity. He smashed and lobbed
and drove balls in his best style. while
Stevens went all TO pieces ard got only
four games in the match. all i'll the see
ond set. HOvey improved. if anything.
towards the last. and rushed away with
tbs third Set-6-0. as he had in the first.
giving his opponent no chance TO score
IL was a brilliant but one-sided exhibit
ton of tennis of the fast and driving
sort.