The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-14
LAWN TENNIS.
Lnrncd Loses His First Match OF the Season -
Champion Wrcnu.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Larncd lost his first tennis
match of the season this afternoon. Champion
Wrcnn. with whom no stood tie for irst place In
the wyandotte invitation tournament, beating
him out In the deciding set. Larned kept up .
good fight to the end md took his defeat hard
but his old unsteadincss in tho presence of de-
feat once more manifested itself.
Wrenn's last three points were won on .
double fault and two nets, and that after Larned
had secured a lead Of 3O-lovc on the game, which
would have tod the score. Larned was not 40
fresh ns wrenn at tho start. His enforced do
parture for the East tonight made 1t necessary
Tor him to finish, his match with Eayes,, left nt
over, proved little more than a warmer for
Larncd; Eayeg, as usual, could not strike his
medintoiy after ,disposine Of Esvos. Wrenn
took tho opening set by "a. In the second
Larncd. took tho first two. games to love, and
sft 4 that sy 5 5a.5ly RI Rls s,sak. |r Ws4e s "a his Il v tsss:
ing order when the third set opened, but wrenn
worked hard at the net and scored many points
played magnincently for two games, scoring
"a against him. Wrenn got back into the
game and forced tho play. Larned became first
point went to wrenn. The last. game, at 4-5,
was tarned's service; He scored Two points on
making a double fault and netting an easy one.
back.hanFd voiley of Wrenn's frst return net Oh"
Eaves won his first match of tho tournament
fTS% MsNhls sSsst: T faSn Is ' a sirsnr from ssm se Injured ID
Ris game; SlsSet's @seryIss; however, bothered
Wrenn viii play Nisbet tomorrow, and. if he
loses. the two and Larned will be tied for first
maries:
1a aasqs' d ses. 5es. 90 ,oIf s. S.7 s. ALL a, S5s9n t be-.
6-3. 8-2; Nisbet beat G collins, Ga. 81.
Marvin or Harvard Beats BudlonE or Brown.
SORRENTO. Aug. 13.-More bright weather
favored the lawn tennis players here to-day, and
the Maine State championship tournament was
continued on the courts OF the Sorrento Club.
1t was a great day for the college players. and
the respective champions of Yale. Harvard, and
Brown wero the stars of the play. Marvin. who
holds the Harvard championship. beat Budlong,
the Brown champion. and will meet Dodge. who
holds the championship of Yale, in the finals to-
meet. Paret for the State Challenge Cup
In the afternoon. BIdlong's defeat was a
causing another when wllliston was within one
stroke of beating him in the afternoon; Dodge
grand tennis. He is the favorite for to-morrow's
final and cup match: Hooker and Colby. each
got one game from him. The doubles WI, also
be continued and the committee will try to finish
the tournament by tomorrow night. as most OF
the players want to get to Newport, on Monday
for the championship matches which begin on
Tuesday. Summary:
Championship Singles . First round Richard
Z; +: Marvin beat G. R: RudIong. %. rs; Al.
beat RichardeHooker 81. 90. semi-nnal round
z. R. Marvin heat A. l.. Witliston. 81. 40. s-os
C.. p. Dodge beat L. p. Colby, 6-l. 60.
Championship Doubles-Preliminary round-J. p.
Paret and =. {. Davidson beat S. II. Derby and W. D.
Dexter by default; C. p. Dodg' and Richard Hooker
beat !. W. whitteinore and s, N; Morrsll. 81. ely
+. Blodgett and q. Cocrane beat W. Fuller and
Cochrane. g.. 60: J. b. Haskell and J. W. Et-
munds beat +. s. Foster and w. Edmunds. 8-2, 8-3.
First Round-A. l.. williston and r. McKittrtck beat
A. II. Cushman and E. 4. Parker. 60. 8-2; G. p.
Dodge and r. Hooker against J. P. Paret and J. c. Do
wilson. 81, "A (nnhnished); ]. b. Haskell and j.
". Edmunds beat E. Blodgett and A. Cochrane. Ga.
e-l: c: r. Budlong and T.. 7. Gross beat Z. Il. Marvin
and Z. p. Colby, GO. Is.