New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-16
WRENN'S EASY VICTORY.
THE EX-CHAMPION DEFEATS PARET AT NIAGARA
OTHER FEATURES OF THE DAY.

THE EX-CHAMPION DEFEATS PARET AT NIAGARA
OTHER FEATURES OF THE DAY
Niagara Ont July Is (SpeciaD-The Niagara ten
MS grounds we're again occupied to-day by the play
ers who are competing for the Canadian tennis
cham pionsh,p As on the previous day, the terrace
above the courts filled with many weil-known
Buffalo people while number came In from the
nearby resorts TO witness the play. During the
afternoon matches the place presented a pretty
sight with its crowd of gayly dressed spectators
r. D. Wrenn ex-champion OF the United states
played his first match on Canadian soil against j.
P Pare Of New-York. whom he defeated In rat
ting style Wrenn's reputation as strategic
payer was amply justified. but he was hardly up TO
to his od-time form being especially erratic IN MS
net work NJ y. Whitman. the well-known Har-
ward payer followed his successful opening OF
yesterday by scoring victory over +. g. Anderson
one of the Toronto experts. Tomorrow ne Will
NEE. Wrenn and the match ought 10 develop good
tennis Whitman had been practising with the
champion Fred Hovey, in Boston. previous TO
his appearance here and has rounded into excellent
form Z. p. Fischer. Of New-fork. won Well
earned victory over Lieutenant Bethel. OF West
Point but not until he had dropped set TO the
plucky West Pointer A. p Halves, Of Boston. was
also successful In his match with Rapeyea, or FL
mira Tomorrow ne will be ptcd against Fischer
in the second round Of the singles w. A. BOYS the
od-tme Canadian crack played a clever game
agains. j. F. Walker. Of ST. Louis. and won on
combination OF swift line shots and accurate voley-
ing. which was very creditabe. The handicap SIN
giles and mems doubles were also begun. but were
not advanced sufficiently to make definite feature
OF the play . - ..h ,,,.
Bessie Moore of Ridgewood y. j., and Miss JUL
cite Atkinson. OF Brooklyn as the prominent en-
tries. The days score was:
Mems singles preliminary round)-E. T. Rapeyea FL
mira beat X. II. Carleton. Boston. G-3' ID
First rousdW E0ys e.55s se. S waN
A Beth.l West Point 90 3-6. 81; NJ. u. Whitman
boston beat +. Anderson. Toronto. 81: 81: r. !,
Wrenn Chicago, beat j. y. Iaret, New-lork. G-l g.
r. V Beach, New-Haven. beat Scott Griffin Toronto
G-4 G-3 b. Wright. Boston, beat g. O. Wagner. Bunalo
ca G-l A. J. Hawes. Boston, beat T. =. KaPelyea
Elmra. 60. 81. g
Mems doubles preliminary round-A. T. Halves and G.
NJ Pope beat G. 7. Peterson and j. Wood, 3-6 81
O.
First round-R. " Beach and A. E. Wright beat c. A.
Weight Scott Griffin. 8-3. g
Iiandcap singles preliminary round)-E. Osborne re
half fifteen beat g O. Treble receive half 'eSn
G-3. Co II. y. Syer receive three quarters neal
Jones receive three quarters. SO IS defauted r.
Carleton scratch) beat W. A. Boys lowe hfteenl @
e. r. V. Beach onc-quare) beat D. Wright
(scratchJ, O. SO. 60: J. g. Lay receive fifteen
beat O O. Wagner receive half -hfteen), Sc -, F.
Anderson scratch beat G. Chaplin receive half nf-
teen. Ga O. B. G. Rumsey receive three quarters
beat j. l.. Wayland receive thrcequarters. 6-3 G-3;
J. F. Walker. scratch beat a. 6 MacMaster receive
one-quarter). 60. e.
A. campbell receive half hfteen) Go Sc; Wright
receive fifteen beat i. +. Davis scratch. - IS
ca r. r. Davis (owc onehalf beat G.. r. Peter
son receive -quarter) G-l 60