Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
WIN SECOND GAME
American Tennis Players Break Even
t7i7iy With British Team.
fst Il
INTEREST IN fohoRROV's PLAY
Larned's Defeat Of Mahony Pleased
~ the Spectators.
T II E GAME IN DETAIL

The second days play I'm the internatio
al lawn tennis tournament at Hoboken
yesterday afternoon resulted in a victory
for the American players by two matches
to one, and seven sets to three. This eyens
up matters for the two days play. the
British team having won on Tuesday by a
very similar score, and the last round
matches tomorrow afternoon will settle the
question of international supremacy on the
tennis court.
The program for tomorrow is G. wrenn
agt Nisbet, r. Wrenn agt. Mahony and
Larned agt. Eaves. All three of these
matches are considered by the experts to
be about even. SO the final outcome of the
tournament will probably remain unde-
cided until the last stroke is played
An interruption in the regular matches
has been planned for this afternoon, and
an exhibition match in doubles. with Ma
hony ara Eaves against r. ID. Wrenn and
y. 3. Campbell, the American champion
and ex-champion, will take the place of
regular singles matches.
AT the end of yesterdays matches the
American sympathizers felt very hopeful
over the result, and not a few expressed
great confidence I'm the American team to
win out on the last Gay. I.arned Is pretty
sure OF beating caves. and Bob Wrenn is
thought to be able to beat Mahony III
either should fail, however George Wrenn
may save the team by defeating Nisbet.
Ihose who saw both play today believe
that he can do so.
The heat yesterday was certainly a han
dicap in favor of the American team, and
the Britishers did not like II a little bit
Mahony remarked after the match: We'll.
that s just like playing i'm dollhouse /
don't mind the sun so much, but the hot
air is simply awful. 1 couldn't get nv
breath at ALL" Should tomorrow's weather
prove as sitting as yesterday afternoon
the home talent is pretty sure of success.
put with cooler weather it will be any
body'S victory.
Eaves and Wrcnn Matched.
Eaves and George Wrenn were the first
pair to come out yesterday for their match
and they were also the last playing at the
end of the day. 1t took caves longer to
beat young Wrenn than either Larned to
beat Mahony or Bob Wrenn to beat Nisbet
Eaves won the toss. and began to serve
with the sun at his back. He won the
nrst game to thirty, but lost the second.
Games then alternated up to two-all when
caves got three games in succession. and
then took the set, after losing the eighth
game.
The second set was much like the first.
Eaves running five straight games after
Wrenn had got 2-1 in his favor In the
third set, however, the play was much
closer. and Wrenn began to pull up stead
lily after 81 had been scored against him.
He took three straight games and then
the set, after, Eaves had won the ninth.
EayeS seemed to be much bothered by the
heat. He chewed cracked ice most of the
time and drank mineral waters to keep
cool. In the last set Wrenn pulled up even
again at three-all, but could not hold the
lead when he got it in the next game. and
the Englishman ran out the set with three
close games. The score by games was as