New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-27
HOVEY WAS AN EASY WINNER
LARNED OUTPLAYED AT TENNIS IN THE
FINAL ROUND.

THE MATCH WITNESSED BY BRILLIANT AS
sEMBLAGE. VIVID THRoNGED THE NEWPORT
CAsrNo-THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
ONE OF THE SPECTATORS
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE1
Newport. Aug. 26.-This was Hovey day In tho
National tennis tournament. The mighty Larned
outplayed and met overwhelming defeat
Hovey won by a score OF 6-l. 81 Ga. and he viii
now challenge Wrenn for the championship OF the
United States. \ tremendous crowd watched tho
struggle. The Duke OF Marlborough, with Mrs
Alva 5. Vanderbilt. Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt and
small party. came in during the latter part OF the
match In the big Casino. where most OF tue
betting was zone. Larned was the favorite at odus
OF to 4.
Hovey the toss and chose the west court
The ball sent spinning into J.arned's court and
the latter promptly banged II into the net follow
ing it up with another far out OF court. Both
players appeared nervous and over-anxious. and
frequent. The score ran up to deuce.
and Hovey hammered out giving Iarned the ODD
points. Then the Jersey crack made = dash Tor
the net and delivered a vicious smash straight mo
the corner. Hovey unged for II and drove 1t out,
and the first game Of the match was over.
Larned was wildly applauded. but the enthusiasm
came too soon for he badly off from that time
until the end Point after point was scored against
him glazing errors lie simply couid not get
the ball the net. IIovey would SEM IL sKini-
ming into the court. and Iarned would Dang IL
straight for the tape. The next SIX games were
reeled off by Hovey In sizzling order Larned took
only twelve points during the entire set, only three
OF which he earned. Hovey took t"ehty-egh'
points and earned only one
The second set opened amid great excitement.
Hovey skipped a couple OF balls across the tape
which l.arned could not touch. and took the res.
OF The game on the Jerseyman's errors larnei
then tied the score at zone all He shot SWIFT
little cross-court by Hovey As he rushed 10 the
net and passed him as clean as d ""'s"e' me
Hovey stroke was badly at fault JUST theh' anu
Iarned won his first love game OF the Gay. ho'eS'
however might be off at times. but l'arhed was
hopelessly erratlc Hovey fought his way up 10
"a and was within two points OF the set when
couple OF bad drives made 1t deuce ana Larhen
pulled with the game HoVey hau eN"0"'
the same chance in the following game. anu II ""1
another cycling moment for the spectators larned
caught IA hot drive on the run ana sent II ""'h~'"e
back The ball struck the tape. hung there ior
moment and toppled over Hovey made iran''o
dive and reached the spot only to SEND II Out
This seemed to upset Hovey FOR the next S"o' ''
Earned took the vantage game but failed at the
critical moment and lost me mn. on magnidcent
work He began to act more like the I-ar Arr, ~, 81
old smashing Hoveys high lops Win d., % rred
away by his brilliant streak and cheered MIN 1 EN-
Enthusiastically The next game was a siIn ossv over
fa n
reached himself and tumbled in heapbi in raI pont
make the return. I.arned was now With , a ,he
Of the set Then Hovey made sharp ar's seot and
corner pulling UP to deuce on tne spoe en-
finally won out on two costly errors by his oPPon%e,
Uoyey landed tine two games ana VIII az
the set An analysis Of the pay gives fio'e' my
one points and Larned forty-fve ,.aa,o, tho
After the usual minute interms srH , ,no
third act began Larned gave away the n MS ""
games on errors Then the tables were reverse,
| end Uovey did little wild playing. whSn coS,
| him a game close fight gave Hovey ,hs ~
nine points to seven for Larned. when Larheu a S
a brilliant squirt and captured three strasn ann.
Wild applause Hovey then closed mp 70 lou. a. .
II vas a critical moment for Larned, HoVey loon d
| love" game and then Larned's friends gave n.y.
| Iia was beaten and they knew IT. III.
| The last game seemed 10 iIspre Lal"e 80 dd
| d.snerate energy however. He made a spendu
effort to recover and seemed to be AZ al parts o. ,e
| court AT once Deuce waa called tnree t,m ,sS
wher Hovey finally secured vantage on maem ,n
Gently placed ball The neyt shot came singing oNei
the tape and Larned in attempting to pass hov v
hanged IL into the net. and 90 the match was oNel
In this set Hovey took forty-one points ana i'a'"e'
| thirty three. The score;
| cbampionshp singles FINAL round)-F H. Hovey' New
| Ton a'.ntre Mass. ". A. Iarned summit n d.
| 81 %. e.
Consolation singles uhird roundl-R g. sanos g pen
| Ewing Stile. 40. 90, 3D. L f. Sa'us va" w. " w.
| nngs 81, c., - , :,
| Seminal round-J. s. Custmsn beat c. L. Wrenn 10
| Sc O..