New-York tribune., 1901-08-21
LAWN TENNIS.
LARNED AND WRIGHT THE Wrvvrps
AT NEWPORT YESTERDAY
THE SURVIVOR OF To-DAY's GAME w,,,
BE THE NATIONAL CHAMPION FOR 1sr
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Newport. R. l.. Aug. 2O-W A. Iarnsd 49,.
Ware and Wright beat Little here this norrt
in the national championship lawn tennis tor~-
ment at the Casino and their victories in the ser,
final round give them each place in the A,,
They will meet tomorrow morning for the char,'
pionship title. which passes 10 the challenges t,,
year by Whitman's default. The winner will \.
come the seventh champion OF America $. .,x
others have already held this title within tha
twenty-one years that championship tennis tour
naments have been held here.
Larned's victory over Ware was much easier
than had been generally expected. He had WON
one set by So yesterday before the match WAS
interrupted by the rain and when it was resmsS sS
this morning the second set stood one game an
curt In S STd serys from & tne sunny side Of the
Larned took the fourth game, but lost the ARR
hold his own service Ware WAS % passne m GGGd 5m not
ly, and he seemed unable 70 successfully voIIsv
the returns of his service that he did reach How
ever. Larned settled down at this point and began
TO hit the balls with more accuracy and spees
and soon turned the tide in his favor AS his con,
hdenee returned, he fairly ran away from Ware
and took the last four games in this second set IN
scoring only two points in all four,
easier. Larned had settled down to work in spIer
did form. and his criss-crOSsing drives and voIIeys
kept Ware constantly guessing which way he
next was coming Ware managed to get the frs,
game. after 2.1 had been called against him He
scoring as Larned again rose 20 the occasion and
ran out The set with four straight games two Of
match in detail follows:
FIRST SET tMoNDAY.
y " q 4 warn haSnsd ..........3 80
SECOND SET TUESDAY.
" " e 4 hs52e4 ..:.::..ss t
THIRD SET
Y Y = ! TsTs haTn.d 4ss -
The other semi-officiaI match. between Wright
and Little. was started Immediately after the
Larned-Ware match, on the championship court
Wright strong favorite. but at first il looked
though he had all the work he could do cut out
lead of 30 Wright overlook him by the steadiesJ
kiLd of uphill work at all. but Little tied the
score again at all only 70 finally lose the set
by 10. In the second set Little again got
lead. and after Wright had made another effort
TO overcome it. the Princetonian away again
with brilliant streak gave him three straight
sets were easy for Wright. He had the Prince
tonan in difficulties most of the time, and kept
ball. The Harvard player took lead at the
start os the third set OF 80. and then won the
set by 81. while in the fourth set he won all Of
py S. giving him the match by three sets to one
The detailed score follows:
FIRST SET,
3 s s ITtts'...s Xrlsh'...ss 9 9ssit 81 -
SECOND SET.
R 8 Trtfs' T1sfis....:::..::...3 ::::33 ~ -
THIRD SET.
2 T;igs', Y1,,is ss .,....,..........ss ; i$ 80
FOURTH SET.
E s TFiss'. EGiels ......:......as - -:
The summary follows:
Championship singles senni-hnaI round-Willam A
I1li IaEnsd b beat t. Leo WaT9 1,,Is g "a ssas
Consolation singles hla round-Charies E. Sands beat
J. Bsrtram Read, e. Sc