The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-29
ON THE LONGWOOD COURTS
LARNED GIVEN 4 BAD SCARE BY CHAMPION WRENN,S BROTHER.

Britishers Matched Against Each Other -Nesbit Defeats Eaves-Results in the Singles and Doubles-Nvrtheast Gale Bowling Across the Grounds.
 Boston, July 2S.-The third round of the Longwood tennis tournament was played to-day and consisted of three matches, all between Americans, and one between two of the Englismen. The interest centered in the latter match, which was played this afternoon and quite a crowd saw H. A. Nesbit, who is rated in England as ninth in the list of tennis cracks, defeat pr. w. V. Eaves, who is rated third in three straight sets. Nesbit will meet Larned tomorrow in the semi-flnals and this match will probably be not only one of the finest in the tournament, but seems destined to be one of the most impor- tant matches ever played in this coun- try.
 Larned had bad scare this morning and came near being put out ot the tournament altogether by George l.. Wrenn, jr., young brother Of the champion, who had the New Jerseyman two sets to one when the latter woke up, and pulling himself together, won the two necessary sets
 Young Wrenn kept up his fine play this afternoon, he and Whitman Win ming their match in the eastern cham pionship doubles after four hard sets with Ward and Davis. The winners will meet R. D. Wrenn and Larned to- morrow afternoon, and another hot match is anticipated.
 The match of the morning proved to be the Larned-G. L. Wrenn contest, Larned took the first set with ease, 6-2; playing all round Wrenn and scoring on the 26 points to his opponents IA. The second was not quite such an easy thing for the coming champion, and before he knew it, the games were four all. Larned tried hard to pull out the set, but Wrenn managed, by steady play, to pass him. and took the set 6-4 the points being 3S to 34 in Wrenn's favor.
 The third set looked like Larned's for a while, but after having Wrenn I'll, lllC ANSW CCloCS AiieAhs WVAAe " kiNS~S again, and Wrenn took the set, GA, the points being 28 to 23 in his favor.
 By this time Larned realized that he had the hottest kind of a fight on his hands, and by careful play took the fourth set, 6-1, the points being 2S to r in his favor. After that he had no difficulty in taking the fifth set, 6-2, and match; the points on the last set being
 21 to IS, making total of 13S to l15 in Larned's favor.
 The northeast gale was bowling across the grounds this afternoon when the two Englishmen, Dr. w. V. Eaves and H. A. Nesbit, came on to the ex- libition court, for their match, and a large crowd gathered to see a typical English tennis contest. In this they were not disappointed for 1t was hot from the start. Both men confined themselves to long, low volleys, and in this sort of play Nesbit was easily the superior. Nesbits net play was also particularly strong, and his form throughout closely resembled that of Larned, with the exception perhaps that he was much steadier, and this fact leads many to believe that in the con test tomorrow the Englishman wilt win. Nesbit was not so sure of his back line but he seemed to volley with perfect confidence Neither of the for eigners did any smashing, preferring rather to drives across court and good places.
 The first set was the longest of the match, sixteen games being necessary to decide the winner. Eaves had a. :. good lead, at one time of to 2, when Nesbit put on more steam, and by plac- ing made 1t four all It was close after that although Nesbit easily showed the greater skill and at last won out, 9-7. Summary of first set:
 Nesbit--2, 4. B. 4, 4, ?, 4, 4, 4, 1, O. 6, |,
 Eayesa ,at., Q 1o' l. 6, 4, O. 2 2, 4, A. A. f.
 It looked as if the second set would also be a, vantage set, but Eaves play suddenly began to drop off and Nes- bit took the set, 6-4. Summary of sec ond set:
 Nesbit-4, 3, ', 4, o, 4, 2, 5, 4 5-total 3S.
 Eaves-2, 5, 9, ?, 4, 1, 4, 3. l 3-total 34.
 With all his steady and brilliant play Nesbit had to work hard for the third and deciding set, and 1t was only after vantage had been called twice on the game that he won, 8-6. Summary of third set:
 Nesbit-.4, 4. 4, 4, 0, 4, 1, 4, o, 4, 4, ?, 4, 4-total 43.
 Eavesao6, 2, 0, 1, 4 6, 4. O. 4, 9, l. 4, 2, 1-total 37.
 The score shows the great superiority of the young mans play over that of his countSyman. Summary of points:
 Nesbit earned hy