New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-29
THE AMERICAN THE WTNvpp
WRENN DEFEATS GOODBODy ANN
TAINS THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TIE HARVARD MAN BEATS THE rprs,,
AT HIS OWN STEADY GAME. WIN.
MING IN -FOUR SETS
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MING IN -FOUR SETS
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Newport, r. l., Aug 2S-The tennis oh.
will stay this side Of the water for ,hs Y""snp
sturdy Bob Wrenn defeated Goodbody IN lung
set match for the possession OF that tita ~
scores were G-S, 6-1, O., Ga. 1t was in ="
ways the most remarkable match ever payed g. ~.
country. 1t was certainly the finest tennis o~..
ton ever given in America as the author,,,
the game universally admit. Nothing Ike ,hn : w
nifcent headwork combined with brilliant nl.y,
Bob" Wrenn has ever been seen by an Amer,.'
player. He fairly outplayed Goodbody in the a.
own steady game Wrenn was everywhers ana ="
back everything. His ground strokes all had .s s~
length and his lobbing was almost perfection 49,
the first set, when it was little short His sm..s
Ing too, was the best ever shown by an Amsr..".
player for accuracy combined with pace
Goodbody. too. played good tennis in fact hs,...
than in his matches with Hoyey, Hobart and Iarn.s
He was strong at the net when he could stay ,h.
but Wrenn's lobs troubled him greatly. and h
often drove him back from strong position
Fully 300 people must have been present Nh.
Referee Z. L.. Hall called play. and the great match
began For the first three games there was nohssaa
of special importance. Then with a lead ~ snl
Wrenn made a succession OF most remarkable Ma
He drove smashed and voeyed in the most HIN Nm
liant and yet steady way. and Goodboy could no yI.
nothing with him. For three games Wrenn plsesS
almost point, and won the next three al Ioy~
taking the lead 5--l. Every one grOaned when CO.
body made one OF his celebrated rallies and ~
ceeded In tying the score at five games all IN.
was not by Wrenns poor play. but by fine placins'
Goodbody by the same means took the set. So n.
crowd remembered the fate OF Hobart and I.arnss
and uneasy.
But Wrenn had a determined look on his face .,a
by the most skilful head play and brilliant smsss
ing he again took the lead, 81, N the second a.,
He took the net, smashing finely, and won the ne,s
game at love and the set 81.
The third set was too important to lose and botA
men realized IT, Finally the American boy ied
"a but then Goodbody braced again. ana ac.
ceeded in winning the next game. He had met liz
match now as steady player however snd
Wrenn was not going to quit. He took his tine
and a series of fine base-line drives, combined
with some good smashes. gave him the next game
and the set O.. 80
The next was the most exciting and brilliant
~ the match Each man made the most phs.
nomenal returns. and played as II for his life The
lead went from one to the other until the gamss
were four all Then Wrenn found the basehe
corners and he put his ground stroke down there
too we'll placed for Goodbody to handle effectively
He returned them into the net. and now Wrenn
led, "a. wrenn now served finely, ana follove!
the ball 10 the net Three times he did this, and
three times he followed 1t up by terrific smash
which tho Irshman could not touch. Then ne drov
a ha rd one which Goodbody returned, but out
court and Wrenn was still the champion
His brother Eyerts Wrenn, won hrst prize 10
tho morning. winning the finals In the consoatom
from O. NJ. Bostwck. OF New-forK' w. ~