The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-22
WHITMAN AGAIN
Tennis CHAMPION.
Holder of Trophy Defeated Larned
in the Deciding Games
at Newport.
LATTER'S SERVICE VERY BAD.
Challenger Made Numerous Faults
Champions Steadiness Was
Remarkable and Won the
Title for Him.

Newport, r. J., Aug. g.-The tennis match
which excited the most interest Of any ever
played in Newport was won to-day by Mall
colin d. Whitman, national champion since
1898, who defeated W. a. Larned by steady
Whitman is now in permanent possession
of the championship cup. Both players gave
a brilliant exhibition at times, but Larned
was occasionally unsteady. and did not ap-
pear to have confidence in himself. At the
end of play the score stood: Malcolm d.
Whitman. champion. beat William A.
Larned, challenger. 64, Is. GO, 6-2.
Whitman won, as he usually does. by SUI
perior steadiness. OF his 124 points he earned
80. Larned winning 40 of his 112 on placed
balls. The difference Is shown in Whit
mans 81 errors to his opponents 70. Seven
Of Larneds mistakes were double faults,
most of which came at critical times. and at
least two Of which lost him games. Larned
showed just about the form in the second
set that Whitman did in the last, earning
II out of 81 points.
Both men started playing cautious
game, taking no chances. and watching for
openings. Larned lost the first two games
but then gained more brilliancy, and took
the third and fourth at love. Whitman
went to the lead again. 90. Larned made
one more stand taking a game az 80. and
one after duce, times. In the next. how
ever he took but one point, and 1t was
Whitman's set, 6-i
In the second Larned played with more
dash. Whitman, who Is accounted as being
the greater in endurance, presented the
curious spectacle Of waiting between
strokes. Larned ran to the net repeatedly.
and. though he did not drive the balls with
great force he put them deep in the court
tha In hfQ
way he won three games with ease. In,
the fourth Whitman had the advantage
three times, but 1t finally went to Larned,
10 points to s.
The sixth game was the only one that
the champion got This he took at love by
some sharp work at the net. The next set,
6-l, was Larned's.
Larned came back for the third set with
much more confidence. The result was that
he played a very dashing game. Whitman,
too, realizing that he had strong man
against him. put more speed into his work.
He began to play from the net better and
to get in his passes down the side lines.
Although Whitman allowed his opponent
only two games, the first and second, the
set was very close, six of the games going
to deuce. In two games Larned made
double faults when he apparently had the
game in his grasp. Whitman won both
games.
In the fourth set Whitman played the best
tennis he had shown, while Larned, al
though playing a thoroughly good game
and making many brilliant strokes. did not
display the confidence and steadiness that
make champions. Whitman ran out his win
quickly. one man or the other being always
at the net and either placing the ball or
putting it out of the court.
Larnsd won only the third and fifth games,
though he was within point OF the fourth
The last three games went to the champion
In short order. Larned got but four points
In this set Whitman earned more than half
his points.