Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-30
RxPERrs AT THE Nrrs.
Hovey Defeats wrenn and Larned Hall n
Tenufs.


As announced in the dispatches to Yesterdays
STAB wrenn los. the h-st set In the tennis
match with Hovey At Newport BY 10 9. wrcun
had the service and los, the frst point. Then
the points vihrated regularly between the two,
both playing a strong sad careful game. Hovey
went oftenest % the net and was effective there,
though his play not so fast aud dashing IN
style as he has shown man. times lie Was cv-
idenuy playing with more care than l. usual
with him and taking fewer desperate chances.
He showed excellent cro-s-court work and good
Judgment in placing. though with surprising
tendency 10 drop bals on easy strokes just out
side the lines
Wrenns play was strong and even more upon
the back line than he ever Is. and not 30 taking
IN style, but With a gct-thcre quality IN IL.
But tor his difficulty in handling the service his
work was A. good all around a. that II the older
man. With the games four al. wrcnn lost on
his own service snd then. a. usual. could not
score against Hovey's cannon ball drives. and
SO lost the set
The second set was characterized by much the
same sort OF play. The games were won each
by the player serving until four-all was reached.
ne IN The first set. Then wrenn lost on his own
service and Hovey had his opportunity, but he
fhiied 70 rise 20 the nccaSiOu. The game
long drawn out but finally went 10 Nreun.
hoNey's service doing him but little good now.
IL was gamo--sall, and Hoyey again won On the
others service
IL looked as though the score would again be
evened up, but after long game. in which
Hoyey several times needed but a point, and
deuce was called more than once Wrcan finally
drove the bali into the ne, and lost the set IS.
nc third set was somewhat different. Nrenu
iel on somewhat, though stiil steadily contest
Ing each and every point. Hovey played more
carefully, but fully as strongly, and as u result
took the set and the match.
LAHNED DEFEATS HALL
The match between Larned aud T. I. Hall
was a more than usually good exhibition. Hall
started in at fast pace and easily ran
way with the FIRST set. lie then droppod OF,
and Larnea, who had been somewhat nervous
at first, braced up wonderfully. lie took the
second set love aud got a good lead in the third
before lisll regained his game. IL was too late
though. and this also went TO Iarned Hall
showed his usual Improvement in the fourth
and by superior work ran out. oil
The NTH and deciding set looked like Halls,
as the score stood two all: he carried il 10 az
and 6-S. but Harmed STAYED well and soon had
the score oven again. Hall got the odd game.
but could not win the next. Then LRrned
took the thirteenth, and though Hall had tho
next, 40 Is, pulled up to deuce, and finally
won. Sc
Ii was an exhibition OF plucky uphill work,
and the match was won on the merits OF the
play, which was strong and even brilliant on
BON SIDES. The result was another SURPRISE,
though a few had thought 1t likely Larned
might win. The outcome Of the final match is
now much discussed. Hovey Is the favorite,
though Larneds remarkable work causes many
TO look upon him a. a possible winner.