The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
LARNEDS LONGWOOD CUP.
HE DEFEATS CHAMPION WRENN AND
WINS our THE TR0PHr.

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WINS orr THE TROPHY.
brilliant display OF Lawn Tenni. awe cen the
Netea Rivnis-The English rair, Srnhsney
and Ncsbitt, Capture the Doubles AFTER n
Clsse ana spirited Centent-The Percentages
Boston. July 31.-w. A. Larned won the
Long wood Cup this afternoon. defeating II. ID.
wrenn In three out Of I'VE sets. BY winning this
match Larned obtains final possession OF the
cup, as no already had scored two logs on
1t. Larned displayed the most brilliant ten.
mis- ever seen on the Longwood grounds.
His opponent was not far behind him, and
forced him to play five full sets. Inrned
took the 1rst two sets In quick order, the first
60 and the second %. The latter set was a
bitterly contested one, and wrcnn forced Larncd
to play his best to win. Wrenn then braced ND
and took the next two sets by steady,
persistent playing and by tho exercise OF
the very best judgment. In these two
sets Larned's form fell Off very materially
and his constant drives into the net and out OF
court thoroughly dishoartcncd his admirers. In
the NTH and deciding set Larned made q grand
rally, and, regaining his old brilliant form,
played all around Wrcnn and took tho set
easily. CO.
In the 6rst set Larned started In to win.
playing a strong, aggressive game. and repeat
eddy passing wrenn and earning all his points.
u IOOk III TAllu buCttSSlUu II HTbt, SeCOnu.
and third games. wrcnn took the fourth, and
then Larned took three out of the next four
games and the SGT. Go. The score by points:
kaTnsS . .".:": .. S a-ss-s
The second set was also won by Larncd. %.
after deuce games had boon declared four times.
the next three. wrenn the next, and Larned the
following, making the score Q oil: The games
n rnSn vent @,ntfp IN and pp took TWO gaines in Succession Meee ssr,
by some Of the cleverest playing ever seen at
Longwood. The score by points:
NaTnSa ... .::..:, sssstsfisaa!$sSStss-- SSii--ss
the indomitable pluck and sand OF Boo Wrenn
was a remarkable one. owing to the fact that in
four of the eight games played, six of which the
them after Larned had him at 40 love in each
instance. This was due In part to Larned's un-
stesdiness. Score by points:
I.rn.s =. ",.:.. ssSsst-- sS-s
Larned made a great effort to win tho fourth
set, hut by iobbing when Larned came up to the
solf by allowing him TO drive the lobs out OF
court and into the net. The set went TO the
champion, Ga. Score by points;
T MIsns. ".."::.ss sttSGtGs $685. $685.
Larned began by taking the first game by
four successive passes across court. In return
defeated himself by making an out. y double
fault. and two nets in succession: The third
ned scoring TX passes. as We'll as two
nets and the same, number OF outs. which
R esnSls E IGsI .ns s siIowe tSF N Wncn nj to t ,aee h Sat d nHs
and that one the ffth. which the champion won
at 4o,l5. This gave the set and match to
Larned. and. above all. the lOnGwood Cup.
which now becomes bis personal property. Score
by points:
Earnsa .:".. 5$!ssss-- sl-s
In young George wrenn and Whitman the
Englishmen. Mahoney and Nisbctt, encountered
an unexpected snag in the finals OF the Eastern
championship doubles. 1t took them five fall
sets to defeat the youngsters and the best tennis
they ever played In their lives; as Mahoney re-
marked after the match. OF the hyo, two
were deuce sets, the first and second. with the
score 0 to ! in Sash instance;
Wrenn and Whitman relied almost wholly
upon a lobbinR game. forcing the English cracks
TO earn about every point they made; The quail.
imSySs OF Z t cnmn,I put up S{ the ne 9 e. r IN I isSn nsD' , ,et
it took them some time to become accustomed
70 i. The first two went to SiSnett and
the fourth and fifth TO the EnBlishmcn. tho
sixth to the Americans. the seventh to the
making the score 5 nil. n deuce set. From this
to the thirteenth game neithc" Rair was able to
partner tied the score in the fourteenth at : ali,
only to have Mahoney and Nisbctt capture the
fifteenth and sixteenth. with the set. Score by
points:
Ni.hcts and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
w5sna and Observation-Disclosures
Tho second was almost a reproduction OF tho
first set in every respect. the score also being
exactly similar. Score by points:
Nisbett and Nahoney-il
6-5i-q.
wrenn and whltman-l lelseG465lilI
S-i7-7.
The third and fourth sets went to tho Ameri.
cans. tho Englishuen appearing TO he utterly
unable to handle their drives and passes. Score
by points:
THIRD SET.
Wrenn and whitman. -..... t-2s-s
Sisbett and Nahoney ..........3 l ! = ! = 2 y-20-s
FOURTH SET.
wrenn and whitman. .t4o4l I : 5-3l-6
EiAbett and Mahoney II 2t2%o< l I 3-2s-I
In the fifth and last set Mahoney and Sishett
won. thus taking the match and tho Eastern
championship in doubles. Score by points:
Stsbett and AAboncy. ..,.-,t I o = I z I I $500
Wrenn and Whitman ......O . 4 I I I ] / 5-2--3
The excellence OF the game played by I.arncd
throughout the tournament may be seen from
his percentage OF points earned compared with
the figures OF his opponents-!o5 to 2ii. This
includes his matches with MRhoney, &. l..
wrenn, Nishett, Forbes. and II. ID. Wreun.