New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30
THE TOURNA MENTATN NEWPORT
BRILLIANT PLAY IN THE ALIlCOMERS'
MATCH.
HOvEY AND LARSED TO CONTEST FOR FIRST
PLACE AND THE RIGHT TO CHAL-
LESGE CAMPBELL.
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Newport, R. L.. Aug. 2o.-Two men remain to con
test the final round IN the National tennis TOURNAMENT
These two experts Frederick n. Hovey. OF iiar'
ward, and ". A. Larned. Of Cornell. and Tomorrow
they will play for the first place IN the altcomers.'
the ownership OF the valuable prize and the right 70
challenge Oliver S. Campbell for the National singles
champ ionship. ON Wednesday, weather permitting
the great match Will BE- played.
One more surprise wins to-day added TO the tennis
record OF 1892. Edward L. Hall, Of New-Yorh. met
defeat ut the hands OF young W. A. Larned OF Cor
nell, and Is therefore, out OF the competition H.
d. wrenn also suffered defeat by y. II. liovey. nno
once again the last mined player has reached th'
finals of this tournament, rs he did last year.
The match between HOvey and Wrcnn was the
first to be called and play I'd upon the Champion
ship course In front of the circus sea The fore
was the favortc to win the match but IL was thought
that the brilliant young left-handed player wonld
give him a closer fight than the result afterwars
proved to DO tho case. wrenn began well, and BY
good passing soon hnd the count 81 in bis favor
but when Hovey had got his pace he placed the baf
ell round bis opponent. winning the first set o-4
The second set closely fought, lloveys net play
and tho drives OF Wrcnn being the features nj th'
critical point. IIOvey the mnch-needed game
finally taking the set at rs. after some OF th'
closest rallies Of the match. Set three was com
paratvely easy work for the intercollegiate champion
who was never headed after the second game winning
The set 6-3 and the match.
Meanwhile upon an adjoining court Hall ana Iarneo
were having close and exciting contest. Hall had
won the first set CO Larned being rather crratlc III
HE drives but the second set went easily TO tho
Cornell PLAYER at co, who had now got over his
Temporary nervousness. The fourth set saw Larneo
making that ground stroke OF his with Improving
effectiveness and after IA lead OF -. which Hall
piucky made four, all the set went to the Cornell
CHAMPION Score sets 10 !, Larned leads. The
loss OF the critical and closely fought third game
rather discouraged Larned who did not seem to worn
very had for the fourth set Hall winning at u
Then came the nth and most exciting set of the day
The score was two sets each and the loss OF TINS oe
Gliding set meant defeat. After two games ali mao
been scored Hall gradually took the lead on good
volleying which he increased to .5-3 In his favor
Here was where Larneds steadness and nerve came
In and he pluckily won two successive games Tying
the score On the next game Larned drove out oil
court balls which he should have bobbed, and Hall
only lacked one game OF the match at Go. But The
continued brilliant driving OF the Cornell player gave
him the next three game and the set, go, thereby
winning the match. To-day's scores were rs follows
National all-comers tournament, mems singles
scmi-nnal round-Frderck H.. Hovey. Harvard bea'
Robert d. Wrenn, Harvard. 6-4. 10. 6-3; w
Larned. Cornell. beat Edward l.. Hall. Sew'iorn, 20
CO Cd, 10. S-6. -, -, 49,.
Analysis of the Hovey-Wenn mntch-Totai strokes
won ITovey 100 Wrenn. 0S placed balls, !lovry
81. Wrenn, A. aces by the opponents hits Out
OF court Hovey 10 wrenn, - aces won on opponcnt'
hits into net, llovey. IS. Wrcnn, - double 1n"i's'
Ioyey 4, Wrenn l.