Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
Crack Tennis Pay Players on the Long
wood Courts,
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CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

1t is doubtful If there has been such
gathering of champion tennis players in
any single tournament within many years
as was seen at the Longwood tournament
yesterday. says the New York Tribune for.
besides all three of the American team for
the coming international matches, Cham
pion Whitman, Davis and Ward, there
were ex-Champion Wrenn, Chace Larned,
Wright, George Wrenn Ward, Little, Paret,
Davidson and a lot Of other less noted play
ers on the courts during the afternoon.
Bob Wrenn practiced two sets with
Ward. and today he will make his first ap-
pearance in tournament play since he went
to war with Roosevelt's Rough Riders. He
caught the fever in the trenches outside of
Santiago. and he has not got 1t out of his
system yet. His physical condition looks
bad. but he seems to have regained most
of his old-time skill In play.
The feature of the days play was the
four-hour match between George Wrenn
and Leo Ware. Each got one of the first
two sets. and then Ware forged ahead by
taking the third No one by the name of
Wrenn has ever been known to be beaten
easily, however and George Wrenn kept
up the family reputation for plucky uphill
work, pulling out the fourth set after some
heart-breaking play, and finally winning
the match by taking the fifth and deciding
set after a hard struggle; 1t was any
body's match up to the last point, and
Wrenn was five times within a point of
winning before he finally got the last set.
Davidson caused some surprise by win
ming the second set of his match with
Davis. but he could not stand the pace
after that, and got only one more game.
after the score had reached ALI in the
third set.
Davis will play Carleton today. Wrenn
will meet Little. Larned will play Foster
and Wright will have Keyes for an oppo-
nent. The semi-finals are expected to bring
together Davis and Wrenn and Wright and
Larned. when two great matches are looked
for. The finals between the winners will
take place Friday and the challenge match
against Champion Whitman for the Long
wood challenge cup Saturday. IL rain does
not upset the present program:
The doubles were started yesterday, and
will be continued today, when ex-Cham-
pion Wrenn will make his first appearance.
Chace has been improving steadily in his
play, and he and Larned will make a strong
team in the doubles.
The scores of yesterdays matches fol-
low:
Championship singles. first round-J. G.
r. II. Carleton beat Alfred Goldman 4-6. Ga.
So. 6-3. 81; W. A. Larned beat F. B. Alex
ander. 81. 6-1, 81: H. T.. Ever beat ]. Fl.
Williams. jr.. go. 81, GO.
Davidson. CO. 3-8, Ga. s-1: r. H. Carleton
beat F. Bradley Jr., 6-4, 81, 3-6, 81; R. D.
Little beat ]. 3. Read. so. 6-1. Ga: G. l..
Wrenn jr;; beat L.. E. Ware. 60. 40, SO.
81 Ga: w. A Larned beat S. F. Wise, 60.
Gil Go; II. L. Foster beat H. L. Ever, GO,
3-6 t-3. O.: B. c. Wright beat /. c. Wright,
Ga GIL. o.: G. 8. Reyes beat F. +. Bar
uard CO, GO. 6-3. 3
Championship doubles preliminary round)
A. S. Pier and X. Horton beat A. F. Full
lei. and R. c. Seaver. CO ga, 40, Ga.
Handicap singles preliminary round)-S
=. Ware lowe half 15) beat p. W. White
m q trh1 Al Ar 10
lowe half 80 Beat d. M. Belcher (scratch),
CT. 4-6. go: j. S. Seabury (scratch) beat H.
H. Hackett lowe 800. by default.
First round-J. =. Paret lowe 800 beat b.
F. Merrill tscratch), Ga, 11-3: w. p Chace
thaIt 15) beat F. Wv Chandler (half 10,
$40. 6-3. G-3: Julian Goldman lowe half 80
beat j. II. Williams. jr. (half 1J). 6-3 81:
J. S. Seabury (scratch) beat b. F. Nourse
tscratcn. -, 81; L. 7. Wallis (half 49,
beat J. w. Spring 30. G-3 SO o.: A. F.
Fuller (owe 80 beat H. w. Bingham 90,
81. 10. 90; Godfrey Cabot lowe half 15)
beat r. c. Seaver lowe half 15), g. 4-6,
Sc.