The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-20
LARxED DEFEATS YOUNG WRENM.
Nearly All tho Lawn Tennis Experts Left In
for the National Championship singles.

for the National Chounpionship singles.
NEWPORT, Aug. 1s.-The national lawn tennis
championships were continued here to-day on
the Casino courts before a crowd Of about LOCO
enthusiasts. One match in tho preliminary
round of the singles held over from yesterday
and the entire sixteen matches OF the first round
were finished. All three of the foreign experts
won their matches without serious opposition.
while Larned and all the other favorites, with
the exception of Sheldon, were also successful.
Sheldon was beaten by Paret in the preliminary
match three straight sets. The feature of the
day, however, was the Larned-G eorgeL wreun
match in the first round, which was played on
the championship court in the morning. Larned
was n strong favorite. although Wrenn's close
match against the Summit expert at Long
wood three weeks ago convinced many
that he would not die without q plucky
struggle. The result justified tho confidence
placed in the younger man. for he not only came
within one stroke of winning the first set, bps
also had four chances in The fourth to tie The
His failure to win was not due to any poor play
on his part. but rather TO Larned's exoellsne
strokes TO excellent ad~ vantage at the most critl.
cal points in the match. The result proves that
pionship this year and that the younger wrenn
Is not TO be despised by even the most skilful
vi other matches probably that in which DR..
Eavcs beat Budlong was most important.
ThFouehopt this contest the English crack very
most dangerous opponents in the lower half Of
the draw are Ware, Paret and Everts, Nrenn.
He is practically sure of a place in the finals.
Mahony plays Whitman tomorrow, and is 9
slight favorite to win. Nisbet, Larned and
Fischer each have comparatively easy oppo.
nents.
Unless we have still moro rain. and the
weather looks very threatening here tonight.
the semi-tinals will DO played on Monday. tho
fasi s6 Hn naiessSEI; a on w @eS SnsstaSHs' c nf%lHR tSa
Bob Wrenn has not reached Newport yet, but 10
expected tomorrow or Saturday, and il is an
n no Ibs "a that tn ne e. %ti positively defend his claim
The in nsmeiSassiPR championship matches and
the consolation singles will DO continued to-
Championship Singles-Preliminary Round
J. parmly Paret beat George =. Sheldon. Jrr.
beat +. +. Brooks f BY default; H. S. Miahony beat
beat Be-; t. J. f K! Willing. 80 %, 81 81 "a i. a a @ S1ssHs
". A. : Lsrne Syf bset G. - /. %renn. ' Jr.. Sd, "a.
g.. s-5; J. d. Forbes beat 7. W. A. Mcmahon,
81. Ga: 1.S, 80; n; D smith bea, RICHARD
b sSna' dwight S- F. ZD DAVIS 81 IS dl E%G G"o; J. j 'P.
Psrst beat n: Goodb9dy &C. "a Dr..
9-3;J.C {. Nicely beat John C.. Davidson, 90,
sE.9-2; Holcombs Ward beat 9; NJ. Bosi wick.
"a a. a. S so;,iisa, w a Lee beat wo w. W.; Reese.
Cushman, 80. ,6I3, 81; ii. j. Holt bsat L. K
McEnree by default.
In,srsshSlsstie Ghampiopnshig s!nEles-prs-
L. Alexander. Princeton. So. 7-5. St. 6..+.-
Consolation sipglesNPssliminary Rognd-HI.
i. Poii beat Il. b. Little, 8"2, ID. G-4;.C 7.
Dodge beat c. A. Gould. 60, 3-6, GO; W. J.
Glothler beat ?: Marshall. 90, 90: 4, 4.
Auehincloss beat II. A. Plummer. Ga. 60
S-$$;E, /. White beat Ralph McKittTicE,, "a.