Evening star., 1897-08-26
WRENN is CHAM MPION
Wins the Final in Tennis Tourney From
Eaves.
Weather Conditions at Newport More
Favorable and the American
Player Profits by 1t.

NEWPORT, R. l.. August 26.-Robert ID.
Wrenn today won the championship of the
United States by defeating w. V. Eaves
of London in a close and exciting match
by score of 4-6, Sc, 6-3, 2-6, g..
Eaves showed great tennis in the first
and fourth sets, but in the other three
sets Wrenn played all around him. The
match was the finest exhibition of tennis
ever seen in this country.
Bulletins From the Game.
Wrenn won the first game by net play
Eaves however. seemed to cover court BET
ter, and the Englishman took the first set
6-4: points, 3:;'-27.
Wrern won the third set 6-3, Eaves ap-
parently weakening. The match stands
row two sets to one in Wrenn's favor.
Wrenn fell off in his play, and Eaves took
the next five games and the set with hne
brilliant playing, Go, with points 81 to Is
in his favor. The match is now two set all;
Wrenn won last set by score OF c. and
the match by three sets to two.
Fair, Bright Weather.
The last day of the championship tennis
tournament of the National Lawn Tennis
Association came in fair and bright this
morning and there was every prospect of
good weather throughout the day. With
matches ever played in this country sched-
oled to take place, the conditions were most
satisfactory.
Three years ago the tennis champion
ship of the country was in danger of being
carried from these shores to England, when
America raised up a champion in Bob
Wrenn, and Goodbody, like Eaves, yester-
day, had won the all-comerS' Tournament
was defeated. This morning the conditions
were almost exactly as they were in 1894
With the exception, perhaps, that the for
eiSn foeman was more doughty and for
midable and the danger therefore, of the
blue ribbon being worn by him was con-
siderably increa sed
If any other payer in the country than
Robert d. Wrenn of New York had been
pltted against such an expert as DIR. w v
Eayes there would have been felt on the
part of many enthusiasts, greater alx-
iety than was the case this morning but
such was the generally expire scei confidence
1T Wrenn puck and endurance that few
would believe, no mater what the Eng
lishmans skill, that the result would be a
defeat of the American.
Doubt as to the Winner.
In spite of this prevailing confidence
however, there were some vino found if
more difficult to make up their minds as to
the probable winner. The chances seemed
TO them more certainly to favor the En-
slishnlaTi. in view of the fact that he had
already defeated Wrenn at Hoboken al
though failing to do SO at Chicago. E.aves
mas played the game much longer than
WreEn and is without doubt the strongest
of the three Brtisnera who have this year
visited this Country. His well-known fac
ulty of covering court, in the minds of
some, made him WrennS equal in this re-
spect while mis- drives and half yolIeys
We're considered. if anything superior to
those of the American. 1t was known that
EaVes. ike Wrenn, wants to play to the
last ditch. and the prospect was consid-
cred good that the contest would prove to
he one of the greatest tennis battles ever
fought on this SIDE of the water.
Turf in Better Condition.
The turf of the court this morning was
in far better condition than on yesterday
which favored the American, while he also
had the prospect of the encoura cement OF
one of the largest audiences ever seen at
a tennis match.
The match was scheduled for IL o'clock
Both men We're in fine shape, with Wrenn.
If anything, a trifle the better conditioned
The crowd began to gather about the
championship court at least two hours be-
fore the match, choice seats along the side
lines and at the enGS where they were not
reserved being snapped up quickly By
hdlf-past 10 the first of the cottagers came
into the Casino and soon the great tier of
seats On the south side of the court was
full TO overf1owing.