Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-25
CHAMPIONS AT TENNIS.
Knapp Defeated by Mere Eoy After a
Five-Hour Cont~st-The Halls Lose the
Doubles to Campbell and Il huntington
Other Interesting Matches

Other Interesting Matches.
NEWPORT, z. l., Aug. A.-The weather con-
ditions this moi ming for the second day of
the National Lawn Tennis Tournament were
as favorable as yesterday, and the attend
ance was large. The principal match of the
morning was that for the championship in
doubles between the Hall brothers. valen-
tine G. and E. L., and Campbell and Hunt
ington, last years champions. The latter
pair were called upon to defend the title
against the Halls, winners of the Eastern
tournament, who won by default from Car
yer and Ryerson, the Western pair. Natur-
ally the championship match attracted the
greatest interest and diverted attention
from several matches which would othor-
wise have drawn goodly numbers of specta-
tors.
The Slocus-Larned match in singles was
the first to begin. Slocum was placed on the
defensive, as the ex-champion was In e1-
ceedlngly poor form. Larned, on the other
nand, was putting up strong even tennis,
marred only by recklessness now and then.
The result of the match indicates that
Slocum can no longer be included in the
championship class.
Champions Carry OF tho Doubles.
In the doubles the match opened with
decidedly Hall aspect as that pair quickly
took the first three games in succession.
Then they lost four straight. The champions
went in and pulled out the set The second
set went along much the same way, the
Halls taking the two first games. This was
all they could do, however, and the cham
p1on pair won six straight carrying off the
set. The third was different, the games
alternating from one side to the other with
q fair degree of regularity, enough of them,
however, going to the credit of the Halls to
give them the set. In the fourth set the
Eastern pair as usual took tile first game
and then lost four straight. 1t looked as IL
the match were to end there, but the Halls
railled ana took two more games. They
could not avoid the inevitable and finally
yielded the set, the match and the hopes of
winning the championship.
SUMMARY OF MORNING PLAY.
First round-Post beat Green 81, so, 81
+. B. Winslow beat Metculf 81, 6-l,s6, so
Second round-Bud Long beat Belts 6-I, 81,
Fielding beat R. Thomas by default
Stevens beat Mccormick so, 46, rs, 81.
Ames beat Nichols +6, sc, 64, 81.
Chase beat Shaw "a, 81, 81.
Larned beat Slocum 81, 63, 1864
Herrick beat N: ii. Emmons rs. 6-3, 6-L
Hovey beat Goldman 6-3, 6-l, 6-3
Smith beat Floyd 50. 81, rs.
Gyorth beat Barnes 63, g. 81.
W1nsloW beat A. b. Emmons 81, SO, g.
Most Extraordinary Match.
The Wrenn-Knapp match to-day was an
extraordinary one, and will go down in ten
mis- annals as one of the most remarkable
ever played on any court. 1t was the most
stubborn and desperately fought contest Of
the tournament, and will rank in this re-
spect with any played in previous years. 1t
was one of the longest on record, beginning
before II O'Clock and continuing till l. It
was battle between young blood and vigor
combined with excellent tennis ability
aealnst pure nerve force and clear grit, in
which the former won. Knapp, the veteran
player, counted the best slayer in a long
match among all the cracks, met young
Wrenn, hardly more than a schnolboy, and
was not only outplayed but outIasted by
him.
In the fourth set, Knapp manffestly had
no strength left and was calling simply upon
his nervous forces. After each game after
almost every point, indeed, he seemed SO
utterly exhausted that it locke d hardly pos
sibe that he could continue to play, vet he
labored on and held his opponent down till
at OF ne could not prevent his taking the
set. The last and deciding set was quickly
over, Knapp's exhibition OF pluck and will
power in the face of physical weakness, has
probably never been equnlled on the tennis
field. Wrenn played beautiful tennis. strong,
steady, skillful throughout and was COM
paratively fresh at the close of the five
hours battle.
Matches of Minor Importance.
The other matches of the afternoon we're
of little Importance, Post winning from
Billings Eddie Hall from Horton and VaIen-
tine Hall from Dana without difficulty.
This completes the second round ut the
close of the two days play, and the tourna-
ment is accordingly further advanced than
ever before at this stnge. Should bad
weather not Interfere the finals should be
reached on Monday and the tournament end
on Tuesday with the championship contest.
Important matches tomorrow are those be-
tween Wrenn and BudIong, Hovey and Post,
Smith and Chase and Hoba rt and E. L. Hall.
The last is the most important OF all, and
likely TO have the most influence upon the
final outcome Of the series.
SUMMARY OF AFTERNOONS PLAY.
Second round. Wrenn beat Knapp II IA, 60,
10, 81, 81.
Post beat Billings 60, Ga To
E. L. Hall beat Horton g. 6-2 g.
G. Hall beat Dana 6-S, So, Co.
Moorhead Wins at kiskiminetas.