The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-04
LARNED DEFEATS NIsBIT
But Mahoney Defeats George Wrenn on
the st. Ganrpe Cnurts.

tHe 81. George COurbSs
New York, Aug. 3.-There was some
brilliant tennis in the opening matches
OF the international tournament on the
grounds of the st. George Cricket club
at Hoboken to-day. The visiting Eng
lish experts arrived from Boston on
Sunday and are being entertained by
Richard Stevens at his residence in
Hoboken. America is represented by R.
D. Wrenn, the champion of the United
States; George Wrenn, the old Massa-
chusetts champion, and w. A. Larned
fresh from his laurels at Longwood.
The tournament coming as 1t does so
soon after the national meeting Is one
of special Importance in the tennis
world for the rating which 1t will es-
tablish will form a capital criterion Of
the chances of each contestant.
The day was most too windy to be
called ideal tennis weather, but the
breeze tempered the heat in way that
was agreeable to the spectators. The
courts were not in prime condition
Larned was drawn against Nisbet, the
youngest of the English trio, and
though the latter put up a clever game
he was ultimately beaten by a score
of three sets to one. The match was
started promptly at $40 p. m. and the
grounds about the court were crowded
with spectators.
Larned won the toss and chose the
service, winning the opening game in
four straight points. The American
seemed in splendid form and his strokes
were delivered with dash and finish
that won him repeated applause. He
captured four straight games before
Nesbit could pull himself together
Then the Englishman displayed a bril-
liant streak of volleying that won him
two games, but Larned was not long
In checking his rush and the set was
finally won by the American, 6-2 The
set by points was as follows:
Larned-4, 9, 4, 7,2,.2,5 5, 4346
Nisbet--O, 4, 0, s, A, 4, 3. ILL.,
The second set saw Larned somewhat
brilliant In form. He punished the net
repeatedly, and his volleying, though
strong and well placed, was erratic in
many points. He would dash down the
court to meet his opponents drive only
to chase the ball into the net and lose
stroke which he should have won. He
took the fifth and seventh comes, how
ever, which finally left the score 6-2 in
Nisbet's favor. Points:
'Larned-2 2, 2, 0, 4, s, q, 2-21-2
Nisbet-4, a, 4, 4, 2, Z, 0, 4-29-6.
In the two following sets Larned fair
ly surpassed himself in smashing and
driving and his game had a force and
confidence behind it that has been its
characteristic this season. Nisbet also
played good game. The last two sets
were Larned's, Cd, GA. Summary:
Larned-4, 1, 4, 3, 4, d. a, 4, 3, 1910.
Nisbet-1, a, ., L, ., 2, 2, 1, 5, 1-274,
Larned-4, o, Z, 2, l, !, 4, 4. 9, 433-6
Nisbet-1, 4, 5, d. 4, 4, i, /, 4, 2-304.
Meanwhile the match between Maho-
ney and G. L. Wrenn had been decided
on an adjoining court, Mahoney win
ming In three straight sets.
The contest did not attract the atten-
ton that the other had done for the re-
suit was considered a foregone conclu-
sion. Mahoney's splendid reach and
peculiar cross-cut ground drives were
what did the trick.
While this event was not popular
with the gallery the contest between
Eaves and Bob Wrenn was peculiarly
so many of the spectators remaining
long after their dinner to see the out
come Of the struggle. And a struggle
1t was for the advance swung back
and forth during five long sets and not
until the last stroke was 1t possible to
predict the result Wrenn was finally
beaten by score of three sets to two.