Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
WORLD OF SPORT.
Lawn Tennis Championship to Be
Decided Tomorrow.
INTERESTING GOLF NEWS AND GOSSIP
Chesapeake junction Boxers Not
to Have Test Case.
BASEBALL NEWS OF INTEREST

The first weeks play In the championship
lawn tennis tournament at Newport has
ended and only two Of the original fifty
five players are left to fight out the final
struggle for the right to challenge Mack
Whitman for his title as champion OF Amer
lea Larned meets Wrenn in the finals to-
days. and is generally expected to win In
four sets. or possibly in three II his brilliant
streak lasts long enough. Few believe that
Wrenn can beat Larned unless the latter
loses his nerve badly, but he has always
played so badly when the critical moment
arrived at Newport that the betting odds
have not been higher than to against
Wrenn. Last year, 1t will be remembered.
the odds were 3 to on Davis in the finals,
and he was beaten by Paret. so Wrenn's
chances cannot be overlooked.
The challenge match between the winner
and Whitman tomorrow promises to be one
of the greatest struggles OF tennis history.
The champion has shown great form in
practice in the last two or three days.
and liberal odds are already offered on his
success. He is brimful Of confidence. and
his physical condition Is perfect as ever.
He IS a hard, conscientious trainer. who
always keeps himself in good condition,
and there can be no doubt this year that
he will show his best form.
The defeat of the two English experts.
Gore and Black, is the most popular SUBJ
ject Of conversation in tennis circles, and
the American players are congratulating
one another and George Wrenn on the fact
that the American championship Is out of
danger for another year. 1t Is a curious
coincidence that the man who should have
defeated the British subject should be a
Wrenn, too, since it was a brother of
George Wrenn's-Robert D.. the ex-cham-
pion-who beat both of the previous chal-
lengers from abroad, Goodbody and caves.
Gore was a weaker representative, at
least from the American view Of the mat
ter. than Eaves. and possibly also than
Goodbody. 1t took him the full five sets to
beat Ward, who Is only second-class over
here, and then he was within a single
stroke of losing in four sets. His weakness
in backhand play and his total inability to
lob proved a big handicap. and his case
Will go long way to proving that man
OF single stroke cannot be expected to
win from an evenly developed opponent
who has enough headwork at his command
to take advantage of an antagonists weak
ness Cores forehand drive Is certainly
harder than that used by any American
player, but 1t is not the kind Of a play
that can be counted to beat close yolIeyers
of the American type.
The Englishmen will stay at Newport I'M
til tomorrow to see the challenge match for
the championship, and will then return
nome by Saturdays steamer. An effort
robin tournament at Chicago for next
Week, but the British players were too
much disguised with their downfall to stay
over and try again, SO 1t was given up
Most of the American players will take
part in the international meeting at Mag
ara beginning on Wednesday, and some Of
them have already left Newport for there