New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
NEEL FALLS BEFORE WRENN.
THE BEST TENNIS SEEN AT NEWPORT FOR sEy
YEARS


THE BEST TENNIS SEEN AT NEWPORT FOR SEW
ERAL YEARS.
Newport r. l.. Aug % (SpeciaD-Wrenn and
Tarned are the who will battle for the all
corners tennis championship OF America. Another
turn OF the wheel to-day dropped Neel and Fischer
out of the and brought to the top Wrenn and
Iarned two OF the strongest cracks this side OF
the water. on Monday Wrenn and Larned will meet
TO decide which shall have the honor OF challenging
Champion Hovey in the blue-ribbon contest OF Amer
| lean tennis.
| This morning Wrsnn ptted against Neel. the
| crack Western player. in the semi-fina round and
dcfea ted him In match that was ncomparaby the
most brilliant and exciting that has taken place on
the Newport courts since Larne1 went down before
the famous Irish player Goodbody, several years ago
The contest opened promptly at II o'clock, and for
over three hours the advantage swung slowly back
and forth between the two cracks Big black clouds
hung over the court. threatening rain every minute.
but ii seemed make difference TO the crowd.
which larger than on any previous day.
The soft court into which Nees strokes dropped
with little rebound made his peculiar cross-court
style OF play effective. while with no sun to bother
him he was able smash Wrenn's lobs with great
skill and Judgment. Wrenn set the ball rolling with
the service and 1t soon apparent that he was
being outplayed by the Westerner all sides Wrenn
had evidently made up his mind TO lob everything into
the air as 1t was this style OF play that he won
from Neel two weeks ago at Norwood Park But he
Neel of to-day entirely different men Wrenn's
lobbjng was a little short and weak. and Neel ham,
mered the ball back with capital skill Eight short
games were all that 10 decide the set
In Neel's favor at 60
The second set saw Wrenn more cautious In his
overhead tactics He varied the ky-scraplng lobs
with some pretty driving across Neers forehand,
and passed the latter continually at the net. The
score climbed ALL and then began fight for the
two vantage games. in which the doughty little Har-
ward man displayed some OF the grit which has made
him so famous on the football field Time after time
Xce was within few strokes OF victory only to be
forced back by his plucky antagonist. The games
seesawed back and forth amid Intense on ban
OF final victory. Al last when me score had reaSned
liant squirt ran out the set His success was greeted
with tremendous applause. ia -. ,,-u so,o-o,, o,a
the third set he slowly gave way 6e0rs a Nse
clever 0 0sy"f as oS Hh ae the
broke through the clouds and enabled him to
worry Necl by lobbing the latter was steadily forg-
~" IN the fourth set Nee secured lead Of - and
wss ms due during the match displayed
nomenal raying power with Increased speed ana
Forced his way out ahead. tying the sets at all
That the beginning Of the end for Neel The ~,
deciding set proved runaway FOR Wrenn VINO. III
spite Of the Afy-four games that had been played.
s apnssff %er r chake up him amid tremendous
Enthusiasm. and although Neel stopped me bolt
Tor n single game IL was a Wrenn day, and the ex-
champion was not long in mailing the set and match
at 81. 1900 . - ..,,o...
Points won on placed shots-WIenn. 81, NeeI. 81
points won on opponents nets-Wrenn. q; Neel.
~ Points won opponents outs Wrenn 81 Neel,
n Points won on opponents double faults-Nrenn'
Meanwhile on an adjoining court Larned had met
md defeated Fischer In contest that shut the
New- Yorker out with only four games to his credit
iarned's game was chiefly remarkable FOR It's clean
and skful driving 49,, ~, ,.,
Reginald Fincke the title OF interscholastic
,onnIs champion for the coming year by defeating
y NJ Edwards Of Harvard The score:
cber,non shin single tsemi final ROUNDUP. u Wrenn
bat G. B Ns-l %. i+-i2 % y T. Cd; w A.
,rn.1 boat 3 y Fischer. G-i 90. G-l
,,on or singles eclnd roLndl j X. willing b,a
Y. Edwards. g "-l' H. H. 'a''e'on oe"' !"
soI anai round F. Tamage. IT,. beat r. T. Parke
Inerschoastic singles hnal rounb .R FinckS ,als
r,s,schoasfic champion beat Y NJ. Edwards. Harvard
~ ~, ee,rschoastic champion 2 90. % %.