New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
LARNED TO MEET GOODBODY.
THE FORMER DEFEATED CHACE IN THE
NEWPORT sEMI-FINALs.
THE BROWN PLAYER WAS NERVOUS AND COULD
NOT STAND BEFORE THE BRILLIANT.
THOUGH ERRATIC. PLAY OF HIS oPPo-
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Newport r. l., Aug. 25.-This morning saw some
tame tennis in the semi-finals OF the tournament
at the Casino-tame In comparison with the wildly
exciting games Of the last two days. Larned beat
Chace. Ga. g. So and Goodbody won from Read
3-6 60. 60. 81; so that now only Larned and
Goodbody left for the final struggle on Mon
day. Unless Larned shows a more generally steady
game than he played to-day he will not win from
the Irshman. His playing this morning was a
mixture OF good and bad, Of astonishing shots and
easy misses. While Larned was cool and unmoved
losing his strokes through careessness. Chace was
extremely nervous and lost his shots by overanxiey
lie tried net game In the second and third sets
and volleyed well. but Larneds strokes passed him
too often to make this game effective. He lobbed
WELL but Larned did not try toss once in the
match.
Both men drove wildly IN the first set and shot
after shot went into the net or out OF court 1t
seemed TO be a match to who could make the
most mistakes and Chace succeeded In doing this
by a small number He did It often enough
though. to give Larned the SET Ga
Chace soon had the lead 2-i. in the second set
by clever net play, and then Larned began exhi-
biton OF tremendous hitting His great fore hand
stroke and his equally strong and accurate back
hand went safe repeatedly and his smashing was
terrific. Chace did his best against this whrlwind.
but 1t was impossible to win against such game.
point after point until he had hve games to his
credit and the set GO.
In the third set Iarned gave most remarkable
exhibition Of his nerve and staying powers In, n
tight place and strengthened the previous impress;
sion OF his coolness. Chace led 81. and seemed
to have the set right in his hands Larned won the
next game. but Chace led 4o-love on the next,
smashed away at the ball as hard and as gracefuily
in the second set The score was deuce before
chace could realize it; and then couple OF pretty
smashes gave Larned the game. Chace made a
good stand in the next to sTc 1 S" Snn
go further. Two OF Larneds side line places gave
lead alternated now until Chace's lessenlng con-
ndence led him to make mistakes. and Larned =
dashing play had given him points enough to win
two games and the set, 80
In the Goodbody- Read match the Irishman. for
the first set acted as II he were not awake The
lively Harvard man was working nara. ana ms
clever strokes passed tioodbody 40 often at the
net that Read won the first set. Is Then Good
body began to play. and soon proved that he out
classeI the plucky Harvard player Read had
scores xere 60 50 81.
W Gordon Parker won the title Of interscholastic
champion. and at the same time took revenee ios
s G. Thomson's victory over him on Thursday
by defeating that player easily, 81. 60; t-2
Parker had no trouble at all with him. and showed
that his previous defeat was huke
with Champion Wrcnn and was leading, -. he
broke a llgament In his knee and physician was
summoned. This is the same sort OF acciIent that
happended to Budlong. and Necl VIII probably De
on Monday morning I.arned and Goodbohy VIII
meet In the finals Larncd has two victories ont
OF three matches with the Irishman. buy that VIII
not affect the result OF this final match. 49, =,
summary: Sem-nnals ". a Larned beat NJ
! J. Sh Reaa. 80 -. 80 GO 81 - n, No..
Interscholastic championship-W q. farker o
lunba) beat S. G. Thomson d'rinceton)' o. IT,