New-York tribune., 1900-08-08
LA WN TENNIS.
LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS ToURNA-
MENT BEGINS AT SOUTHAMPTON.

LONG ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOCRNA-
MENT BEGINS AT SOUTHAMPTON.
With the accessories OF perfect weather large
throlg Of spectators courts IN the best Of con-
dition the lawn tennis experts gathered at South
emprOn began play yesterday morning in the re-
vival OF the Long Island championship tournament
Tbs entry list for the singles Is unusually strong
and numbers twenty-five players, nearly every one
OF whom has captured championship honors at
time IN his career. The matches yesterday
progresEed through the preliminary and first
rounds, and two contests IN the second round were
finished.
To ". A. Larned the veteran: Bob" Wrenn, the
former National champion and James D. Peu the
e1-champ!on OF Columbia fell the honors in the
days play. Larned gave evidence Of being at the
top OF his game his opening match against Ray
rnond D. Little, the holder of the Princeton title.
The veteran played with all Of his old time brill
fancy. He repeatedly passed Little with well d.
rected cross court snashes, and sent many hard
drives cutting down the side lines. On his back
hand strokes Larned invtncIble and despite the
most vigorous efforts Of Little he decsively
beaten, he was able 10 score only two games IN
the two sets. John A Allen, the Yale expert,
the next 10 fall before the phenomenal play Of
Larned. In the first set the Yale did get
q game, and Larned passed him every time he
ran into the
Bob" Wrenn was also in hne fette, and exhibited
his skill advantage in both OF his contests. His
first opponent Grenville Clark, Of Harvard
A. ". Pest was the second to fall before the
onslaught Of Wrenu. bus Post held the eX-champior
IN check at times and played better match than
did Clark. less experienced player James D.
Psu, the Columbia crack, is the young player who
defeated Larned so handily last year. and proved
70 be the sensation Of the meeting. Pell was IN
great form again yesterday, and disposed OF the
veteran Bob Huntington after hard fought
three set match.
The upsets in the days play were the complste
failure Of Little the Princetonian. 70 make bet
ter showing and the defeat Of the other Princeton
expert, z B. Alexander by young Edwin P.
The Hardy brothers the Pacific Coast players,
started this morning Among the other combina-
tions for the doubles Little and Alexander the
two Princetonians; the Wrenn brOthers Allen, OF
Yale, with Clothier. OF tho University OF Pennsy-
Ollie Campbell and Bob" Huntington, the vet
Grams and George Clark and c. Watson, jr.
The management OF the tourney Is IN the hands
Of James T. Terry. jr., who hopes TO have Satur-
day free for the finals and the matches Of A W.
Gore and z. D Black. the Englishmen, who are
arrive here Friday night for practice before
going 70 Newport for the National championship
next week. The summary:
Mems championship singles preliminary round)-Joha
A Allen defeated r. N. Miles bv default: ". A Larned
defeated RAYMOND . Little. e1. e-l: Sumner Hardy
feated r P. Huntington, 4-6. g. Ga Sewall Board
defeated stewart Walter. e-s. ST e-2. W J.
Clothier defeated c. 2 Watson. jr:, e-s 81
60 60. James 2 Peil defeated Sumner Hardy, Pa.
g. G-3. x. J. Clothier defeated Sewal Boardnnan.
7-5 IS George L Wrenn tr.. defeated Samuel Hardy.
O. 6-4. Robert D Wrenn defeated Crenvile Clark
e-l 60: ". Post defeated George Kobb, IS. SO:
defeated Miles default; Ddwfn
P Larned defeated 2. B Alexander. s-s. O., g.
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