New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
At WiIkesbarre-Roch Z; wHkesbarre.
At Standardization, g. Syracuse,
AT Paterson-Paterson. 25; Newark, 10
VRENN IS THE CHAMPION
HE WREsTS THE NATIONAL TENNIS
TROPHY FROM HoVEY.
THE LATrERs NERVE DESERTED HIN AT
CRITICAL POINT ~ THE GAME-A bh''~
IANr AND EXorTING CONTEST
(pr TELEGRAPH 20 THE rRisrNE.l
At NEWPORT

Newport X L. Aug 26-Wr-nn Is tennis eham-
pion OF America. Hoyey. who has held the N"-
uonal trophy for the last year was dei-a,eo "r'
morning in nve-set match that probably ends
h,s ,srr,s career forever As . result or the
victory Wrenn is now permanent owner OF the
cup which he has for the third time Ine
match was much more brilliant than that OF .
wear ago when the same players were pit'eu
against each other IN the reversed posi''o"' VI
challenger and challenged for to-day's victory
hung in the balance till the very end ana no one
could predict 70 whom the honor would hna"y 80
Hovevs magnificent play surprise. even 10
his friends The champion has been showing up
poorly in practice lately. and there were -" VINO
thought he had any hope OF winning asaihs, '''
invincible Wrenn. But unlike Iarned h0'"S
generally displays his strongest hand under 'h-
inspiration OF a Newport match. Consequently
when o $ Campbell the referee. mounted Inc
official scorers stand this morning the cham-
pion's form was virtually an unknown quanuF.
Wrenn started the ball rolling with the service ana
captured the first three games. chiefly on ms op
ponent's errors Then the champion shook nm
self no. and for the next five games gave brill.
liant exhibition OF his skill In passing. ~hich
Wrenn was powerless 10 check. With the score
81 I'm his favor Hov-y gradually worked up 90
within point OF the set II was An opportunity
which II he had taken it. would have turned the
whole course Of the struggle and engraved hoV"y
name on the CUP for another year Neither spec
was afterward shown. that set. II chalked up to
Iovev would have given The mat N TO him by a
score OF TO l. and made him champion instead ot
Wrenn.
But it was at this critical point that Hov"y =
nerve forsook him. The errors multiplied thick
and fast and Wrenn pulling out Of danger hnaiy
carried Off the 70 As II 10 retrieve his mis-
take the champion began the next set by winning
the first three games. but the squirt was erraiic
and eleven successive errors gave the following
two 10 Wrenn in walk. After that. however
HoVey recovered himself somewhat and began 10
send the ball skimming down the lines with
skill and accuracy that nothing could surpaSS
Time and again Wrenn would come plunging down
the court 10 block return. only 10 ind the bali
whzzng by him far cut OF his reach. Wrenn
managed 10 secure one more game. but 'h" s"'
was soon wound up in HoNey's favor 90 63
The third set developed into runaway for
Wrenn who had merely to get the balls back for
his opponent 20 bury in the net or send clipping
out Of the court Howe seemed oompetely de-
moralized His strokes were we'll planned. bat
he apparently lacked the control 70 bring them
OF safely Wrenn won The ST IN SIX s'raleh,
games. but Of the twenty eight points win Whi'h
he was credited twenty-five were secured on
Hoyeys errors ,.
a decided SLUMP IN Hoveys stock Ihe champion
play was brilliant but erratic. and IL was gen
orally conceded that Wrenn. though not so brill
liant would win on his superior st.adiness. The
next set however upset these careful calculations
g
that seemed phenomenal after his exhibition oi the
previous set. NoJhing could stop hls rush Wrenm
behind Hovey scored point after point on ne
ceanest kind OF placing, passing MIenn rtpe@'%1ES 1
on his torehanq on cleverly earneh s,rgkeS ~ ~
game was all that Wrenn held him back, tor me
The sets Were now two-aii ana reither pla>e er
had earned any advantage. II anything Hove> Wa
favorite for final honOTs. The deciding s"t openeu
amid intense excitement Neither nan sSe Se.n,r III,
willing 10 take any chances ana botn piayeqI VIZ, WIZ.
extreme care Bu. il the old story OF hoNey
defeating himself Wrenn charged his tactics
somewhat and did little running TO the net hoN-S
had proved more than d match for him there.
and Wrenn wls forced TO abandon the game Now
he hung in the back court and contented hlmseI
with a steady hammerng from side line to
the other Hovey's service. which an alohg hau
the crisis lie seemed powerle>s to rally. Persist
ent drives into the net OF out or court We're SeuE
Wrenr nearer and nearer the winning post When
tho score climbed TO % in the challenger
favor the crowd knew it Was all up WIN tio'fl
The next game WAS fought amid eathiess IN
ponship when Hovey scored a magnlncent pass
down the side line. and aided ~ TWO outs on
Wrenns part pulled out abe at. HIS success WAS
gre,ted with tremendous applause.
But the stand was only momentafy lor IN me
noin.s ON errors and Wa once more within d notch
Of the plac4. A sharp rally followed hQvey sem
parentlv for keeps but Hoyey got II ana seht II
flying back following II TO the ne. hls l,.raiS Wa
Wrenns opportunity Getting me oan squdroS q,dros
on hi, racket he drove II over me tape d,'9ss
Hovey's forehand. and Hovey was beaten d.
tailed analysis OF the score follows
Fso. P Soo o ON on SsSsasn saa Ss'%l- @
Points opponents outs Nrenn 90. hoNrN -
T,iai roiut--wreun. l5l. Ho,ey. 1886
During the morning the hnal round of the con,
Brooklyn. The score
F. II Ho.~, holder. . 3 q % % -. G. ,,
beat J. s. wiling q : . j.