New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-25
La WIN TENNIS.
GEORGE WRENN DEFEATS LEO WARE
AT LONGWOOD IN AN EXCIT-
ING CONTEST

Longwood, Mass, July "a [SpeciaD.-The second
days play in the Eastern championship lawn
tennis tournament at the Longwood Cricket Club
here to-day furnished plenty of high grade cham
pionship play, and the results were more con-
sistent with previous form than were the matches
OF yesterday. There were no more upsets, and all
Of the favorites won, although George Wrenn had
a narrow escape from defeat at the hands of Leo
Ware.
It is doubtful If there has been such a gather
ing Of champion tennis players in any single tour
nament within many years was seen here to-
day. for beside all three OF the American team for
the coming international matches. Champion Whit
man. Davis and Ward. there were ex-Champion
Wrenn, Chace, Larned, Wright. George Wrenn,
Ward, Little, Paret, Davidson and a lot Of other
less noted players the courts during the after
noon. Bob" Wrenn practised two sets with Ward
and tomorrow he will make his first appearance
in tournament play since he went TO war with
Roosevelts Rough Riders. He caught the fever in
the trenches outside of Santiago, and he has not
got it out Of his system yet. His physical condi-
ton looks bad, but he 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 bv the
name Of Wrenn has ever been known to be beaten
easily, however. and George Wrenn kept IN the
family reputation for plucky uphill work TODAY
pulling out the fourth set after some heartbreak-
ing play and finally winning the match bv taking
the fifth and deciding set after a hard struggle
1t was anybody'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 TODAY nv .ir -
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
4-an in the third set.
Tomorrow Davis will play Carleton. wrenn will
meet Little: Larned will play Foster and Wright
will have Reyes for opponent The semi-6nsis
are expected to bring together Davis and Wrenn
W mat
are looked for. The finals between the winners
will take place on Friday, and the challenge match
against Champion Whitman for the Iongwood
chaLehge cup on Saturday, If rain does upset
the present programme.
The doubles started to-day. and will be
continued tomorrow, when eX-Champon Wrenn
Will make his first appearance Chace has been i'm
proving steadily in his play, and he and Larned
Ihe scores OF to-days matches follow:
Championship singles first round C. Davidson boat
7; Pm n eGsshsr e. - e. R II c aTetoa beat BEAT
Ever beat J. H Wnams jT' 80 81. 6I2 H. l.
al "a al r B. faf te beat Rsa fR[ esa o. "a
g. 81; W. A. Larned beat S. F Wise 90 al
80; H L / Foster ter beat i. i Ever S2s 90
Reyes beat F. E. Barnard, Go 80, Ga D.
Championship doubles preliminary round)-A S. Pier
and K; Horton beat A. F. Fuller and r. c seaver GO
Handicap singles preliminary rounds P Ware lowe
aald 10 beat p W Whitemore (scratch FL. SO
scratch. e.. IS. 60 j. S seabury scratch beat
H. H. Hackett lowe 3o. by default
First round Paret (owe 8O beat B. F. Merrill
cb Ssatie2 a BE- eaos at.b 10 6 Ssat W
saf s l 9sA sea h % bea Har. $50. s
81 L. waits 4 shaf 49, beat w spring as ga
G5). 6-I. 10 GO Godfrey Cabot owe hair 1H1 nam
r. C. seaver (owe half l5'. e.. 4-6 Sc