The sun., 1901-08-11
w. A. LARNED THE VICTOR.
Wins the Long Island Tennis Champsoss-
ship From Clothier.

SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 10 The Long Island
lawn tennis championship In the singles
was won to-day by william A. Larned on the
courts Of the Meadow Club The noted veteran
Of the game was In great form and frequently
surpassed his former efforts In the brilliancy
OF his execution. At no period OF tho match,
even whom his opponent. william J. Clothier.
came back at him with terrific forcc did
Larned waver or yield one jot In the speed
at which he had begun. Although the final
score indicates that Clothi.r was completely
smothered. such was not all the case. In
the second set especially. Clothier made
q splendid defence. but was not mature enough
70 win He demonstrated. however, that he
Is young player Of no mean ability
At the beginning OF the match Cothier
adopted his usual tactics and took the posi-
ton at the net which Is his favorte. Larned
allo we'd him to do this and then proceeded
to volley with such terrific speed that the
youngster was almost carried on his feot
by the onslaught and did not recover his
balance until Larned had reeled OF four
Then Clothicr rallied and scored a game
i1Ts Iafneds sPe"i RithousS cpothisr va. "a very very
much in tho game after this the veteran took
che first set at 81. IN many respects the
set y ana
forced the points 10 deuce in the majority
of the games. Larned finally won the match
at o-2 and the championship for the second
Richard Stevens and Malcolm D. Whitman
were the victors In the doubles. They were
,s Ss in an. ssS defence srs sms s%s .e
court well they were successful IN taking the
match after three trying sets. The opponents
Of the Stevens Whitman team were the Prinos-
ton-Swarthmore combination. Edwin p.
I.arned and William J. Clothier. The latter
developed surprising ability and compelled
their adyersaries 70 earn every point Lsrned
played so well In the next set that they we're
twice within a stroke OF the match. stevens
and Whitman we're TOO steady and from being
The soini-nnais and nnal In the mixed
doubles contributed largely to the successful
completion OF the tournament. The best
contest in the semi-flnal round OF this evsnt
enga ged Miss Marie Russell and C. j. Childs
the Yale champion. who defeated Miss Ger
last ma med were beaten by the team work
OF their opponents although Miss Sard and
her partner, the national chaInpion. played
ever. ' Miss Russell and {. Il, Chiids were un.
ses Ns..sr and Sf william lila x Lsrnsd The latter
pair captured the match, In rather hollow
fashion In two straight sets Summary:
Mems Championship Singles s-r,nai round WI.
liam Larned: summit. defeated william j. clOsher'
whitman and RehaId stevens defeated Edwin J.
Clothicr and T.. r. LArned. "a. q. D.
Mixed Doubles Second round Miss Gertrude
sard and Malcolm d. whitman defeated Mrs, II. ".
Mcvickar and Theodore r. Fell, G. >, G. 3; n.
Russell and G. L. Chlds defeated Miss Alice De Gou-
e,ia and oliis s Campbell g 9; !! u %; MS y
iiolins and William j. Clothler, o., 6-I: Miss
Fanny Rowland and Robert lie Roy defeated Miss
r. Rollins and r. y. Larned, %, e-4
SEMI Final Round Miss NJ Russell and Q. l..
Chiids defeated Miss Gertrude Sard and Malcolm
d. Whitman, 9 4, ST, :.
Final Round Miss Neeser and william 4, LArned
G B.
Consolation Singles Sent nn, 'ound-C. L,
Chuds defeated w. r. Blagden, 6--1. 30. Robert
lie hoy defeated c. I. Richardson. o., "a.
Robert ID. Wrenn and his brother. George
L.. Jr., beat Raymond {. Little and ,. b.
Alexander. the Western champions, rather
easily In an invitation challenge match on
the grounds Of the Crescent A. C. at Bay
Ridge yesterday. The game was witnessed
by a society throng such a. Is seldom seen
anywhere else except on the Casino grounds
at Newport during the progress OF the play
In the National amateur Championships.
The Crescents grounds were in splendid con-
dtion and the play was fast and exciting,
IL took forty-two games for the Wrenn
brothers to achieve their victory. They won
the first game asily, Champion Bob serving.
The score was 60 The second also was pret
ty easy for the wrenns. Thenlthe Westsrners
seemed to strike their gait and won the next
game. after a warm argument by to e.. The
through superior service and acoIrate team
l,yO IN