The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-05
AMERICANS PEERLESS PLAY
LARNED Y1NQUISRED MAHONEY.
 THE BRITISH CRACK.

LARNED YJNQUTSHED M4HONEY,
 THE BRITISH CRACK.
 American Players Have Now Won Three
 and Lost Three Games-Bob Wrenn De-
 feated H. A. Nisbet, but His Brother
 George Lost to H. V. Eaves-Larned's
 Victory Created Great Enthusiasm.
 New York, Aug. 4.-Larned was again the central figure of the international tennis tournament on the St. George Cricket clubs grounds at Hoboken, N. J., to-day. His brilliant victory over Nisbet yesterday had placed him prom inently in the lead of the American players, and he is now tied with Eaves, the English crack, with record of two matches won and none lost. This after noon he was pitted against Mahoney, who is rated second among the play CTS on the other side, and one on whom the hopes of the English team chiefly rested. Mahoney's defeat leaves the score thus far between the two teams tie. The American players have now won three matches and lost three, while the English representatives have made a similar record. To-day R. D. Wrenn beat Nisbet while G. l.. Wrenn succumbed to Eaves
 The match between Larned and Ma honey excited intense interest and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed when the Am 1Qr,iOan hna1lvy ToJ,y Sr.~ tall, ungainly player, but his reach is marvellous and his peculiar s-cut strokes are something that the home players have failed to master. He covers every inch of the court and it was only by his capital lobbing that Larned managed to gain the victory. The latter appeared at his best to-day and Larned at his best is what might be called a tennis genius He hammer ed and drove with vicious force and Mahoney at times was played off his feet.
 Larned would send the ball skimlaning over the tape following 1t to the net and meeting the return by volley deep into the corners His smashing was al- so good and Mahoney's high lobs were punished with a severity that called forth storms of applause. He won the first set in rattling order and though the second one was closely fought he again proved the winner by a score of 7-5. This seemed to demoralize Ma honey, for when the third set opened the Englishman was in wretched form. sending easy balls either into the net or winding them far out of court. Larned secured a lead of four-one with hardly an effort, and though at that point he allowed his opponent to run up two more games on him, the decid- ing points went rapidly in his favor and he finally pulled out winner at 6-3
 The games by points in this match were:
 Larned-e, g, 3, 4, i, 4, 1, A. 8, A39-6. Mahoney-4, ', 5, 1, 4, 1, 4, 0, 5, -334.
 Larned-4, ?, 6, 3, 2, 1, 5, 5. 2, 4, 4, 4,444 Mahoney Q. I, 4, 7, 4, 8, 3, 4, 2, 2, 2 | 39-5.
 Larned-4, 5, H. 5, 4, 2, 9 6, 5-34-6
 Mahoney-2, 8, 4, 3, 0, 4, 4, 4, 3-27-3
 The match between R. D. Wrenn, the American champion, and H. A. Mis- bet, was next decided. Nisbet did not prove as aggressive as on the pre- vious day, and Wrenn found no diffl- culty in winning the three straight sets necessary for victory. Though in- teresting the play In the above match did not compare in brilliancy with that in the contest between Eaves and G. U. Wrenn, the champions younger broth- CT. Eaves is reckoned seventh on the list of British experts and Wrennss 11a l1f0 !, tx. Iarp r2,<. all the more noteworthy from the fact that yesterday Eaves defeated his brother in brilliant style.
 At the beginning of the struggle the | Englishman was invincible and no matter what defence Wrenn offered 1t was hammered down in a. way that drew forth loud applause. The first two sets were captured by Eaves at 6-3 l and 6-2. It looked as though Wrenn was to be shut out by a love score, but when the third set opened the Ameri- can improved wonderfully. His man. ner of dashing to the net to block re- turns was especially noteworthy, while his ground work which up to that time had been mediocre, suddenly became marvelously fast and sure. Eaves was defeated handily at GA.
 This caused considerable excitement, and many hoped that Wrenn would yet turn the tide in his favor But the brief intermission before the fourth set seeemed to restore Eaves' form and when the two players again appeared the Englishman was not long in estab- fishing a winning lead That finally gave him the set at GA. Summary: R. D. Wrenn, America defeated H. A. Nisbet, England, 6-2 6-3, 9-7.
 W. A. Larned, America, defeated H. s. Mahoney, England GA, 7-5, 6-3.
 H. V. Eaves, England, defeated G. L. | Wrenn, America, 6-3, 6-2. 4-6, GA. | Struck by Trolley Car.
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