The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-28
LARNED SCORES A VICTORY
DEFEATS 1IAHONEY, TEE EX-ENG-
 LISH CHAMPION, AT LONG WOOD.

The American Wins Three Out of Four
 Sets-The Britisher's Playing Not Up to His Usual standard-A Fashionable Crowd EncircIed the Famous Green Courts-RcsuIts in Other Contests. Boston, July 27-One of the most in teresting national tennis matches ever seen on this side of the water was play ed this afternoon In the tournament of the LongWood Circlet club at Long wood, and resulted In a victory for the American expert over his British oppo- played.
 William H. Larned of Summit, N. J., oil whom, 1t is said, rests the hopes of this country in retaining the United States championship at Newport next month, is the young man who proved too much for the ex-English champion, Harry $. Mahoney, and Justified by his brilliant work, the confidence which is now reposed upon him.
 The match, while only one of eight in the second round of the tournament, was nevertheless looked upon as one of the most, if not the most important of the week, and when the men came into the courts shortly after o'clock, a large crowd completely encircled the grass court ready to applaud the bril- liant, dashing plays which, from the style of the two players, were sure to come.
 The weather conditions exactly suit ed the Britisher, who dreads the terri ble heat of the American summer, for a stiff northeast breeze was surging over the court, making the air particularly bracing, and probably gave much life to the play. The sky was somewhat overcast but as neither lobbed to any | extent this was not factor. l The play started promptly with Larn- | ed serving and an out, pass, a net and another pass gave him the game | in short order.
 | Mahoney took the next game through errors by Larned and followed 1t up with four more games in succession, making the score 5-1. Then Uarned took a brace and put four games to his credit, making 1t five all Here, how ever he fell off badly in his play, driv- ing into the next or out of court So that Mahoney had no trouble in taking the set, 7-5, Score In the first set: Larned--4 ?, 4, ?, 1, o, 4, 4, 5, S. 1, A. ] total 39. Games, s.
 Mahoney-1, 1, 6, 4, 4, 4, 1, i, 3, 6, 4, G. total 4r Games, [.
 Larned took the first game in the sec ond set, but the next went to Mahoney, and then for a while 1t was nip and tuck until it was two games all. Then | off Q in passing Mahoney repeatedly and plac- ing the balls we'll out of reach with a Ispeed that was simply marvellous. He gave Mahoney just one more game in this set and then rounded it off in fine style, 6-3. Summary of second set:
 Larned-4, ?, 5, o, 4, 8, 1, ?, 7-total 3e. Mahoney-2, 4, 3, 4, 0, 6, o, i, 5-total 2s l Games, 3.
 Larned having shown just what he could do in the second set, started the third with the idea of doing up the Britisher is as short order as possible and it must be said he accomplished his task much easier than was anticl- pated Mahoney was absolutely un. able to return his lightning-n like drives and while fighting manfully against the
 
 at last forced to give 1t up, and the third set went to the Summit man. 6-2 Summary of third set:
 Larned-4, 4, 1, 4, o, 4, 0, 4-total 24 | Games, G.
 Mahoney-2, 1, ?, 1, 4, O. 4, 0-total IA l Games, 9
 | After such terrific pace the fourth set was a farce, and the American rounded out the set and match witr half a. dozen brilliant strokes. Sum. mary in fourth set
 Larned-4, 4, 4, 1, 4, Itotal 24 Games 6
 Mahoney-2, 0, 0, 2, l, 2-total T. Games 0
 The summary of the points of the games show perhaps more clearly the superiority of Larned's play and is as | follows:
 | Larned earned on l Set pla. pass. nets outs do ia n